MATTER OF DIAZ v. DOWLING


251 A.D.2d 929 (1998)

673 N.Y.S.2d 1024

In the Matter of the Claim of Jose Diaz, Petitioner, v. R. Dowling, as Tier III Hearing Officer, et al., Respondents

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

June 25, 1998


Based upon a correction officer's observation of petitioner's unusual behavior and the smell of marihuana in the area where petitioner was located, a urine sample was collected from petitioner (see, 7 NYCRR 1020.4 [a] [1]). Petitioner was charged with, and ultimately found guilty of, violating the prison disciplinary rule which prohibits inmates from using a controlled substance after his urine twice tested positive for the presence of cocaine. Petitioner's claim that...

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