MATTER OF COWART v. PICO


241 A.D.2d 723 (1997)

660 N.Y.S.2d 93

In the Matter of Floyd Cowart, Petitioner, v. Jose Pico, as Superintendent of Green Haven Correctional Facility, Respondent

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

July 17, 1997


Substantial evidence supports the determination that petitioner, a prison inmate, posed a threat to the safety and security of the facility sufficient to require his placement in administrative segregation (see, 7 NYCRR 301.4 [b]). Presented in evidence was the testimony of correction officers who described the tension that prevailed at the facility following the announcement that double-bunking of inmates was imminent and that petitioner had been heard averring that...

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