Petitioner was found guilty of violating prison disciplinary rules which prohibit participating in a demonstration, disobeying a movement regulation and refusing a direct order. We find that substantial evidence supports the determination of petitioner's guilt. An inmate may not refuse to obey a correction officer's orders, even if the orders appear to be without authority or infringe upon the inmate's constitutional rights (see, Matter of Keith v Coombe,
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MATTER OF GRANT v. COOMBE
240 A.D.2d 784 (1997)
659 N.Y.S.2d 799
In the Matter of Bruce Grant, Petitioner, v. Philip J. Coombe, Jr., as Commissioner of The Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents
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June 5, 1997
June 5, 1997
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.
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