MATTER OF RIVERA v. COOMBE


240 A.D.2d 830 (1997)

659 N.Y.S.2d 819

In the Matter of Angel Rivera, 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.

June 12, 1997


Petitioner was found guilty of violating prison disciplinary rules prohibiting assaults on other inmates and violent conduct. He challenges the determination on the ground that it is not supported by substantial evidence. We disagree. The evidence relied upon by the Hearing Officer included the eyewitness testimony of a confidential informant who identified petitioner as the individual slashing the face and throat of a fellow inmate with a razor blade. Prior to admitting...

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