MATTER OF ALVAREZ v. COOMBE


233 A.D.2d 646 (1996)

649 N.Y.S.2d 836

In the Matter of Ronald Alvarez, Appellant, v. Philip Coombe, Jr., as Commissioner of The New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents

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

November 14, 1996


After two urinalysis tests performed on a sample of petitioner's urine proved positive for the presence of cannabinoids, petitioner was charged with violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting inmates from using controlled substances. A hearing ensued at which petitioner denied use of any controlled substance and attributed the positive test results to either his consumption of ibuprofen and/or improper testing procedures by correction officials. After being found guilty...

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