MATTER OF LANHAM v. COOMBE


233 A.D.2d 629 (1996)

650 N.Y.S.2d 44

In the Matter of Richard Lanham, Petitioner, v. Philip Coombe, Jr., as Commissioner of The New York State Department of Correctional Services, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

November 14, 1996


Petitioner, while an inmate at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County, was found in the possession of a container holding a liquid determined to be homemade wine. As the result of this incident, petitioner was charged with, and ultimately found guilty of, violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting possession of an alcoholic beverage. Petitioner challenges this determination on the grounds that it is not supported by...

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