MATTER OF EDMONSON v. COOMBE


247 A.D.2d 693 (1998)

668 N.Y.S.2d 508

In the Matter of Samuel Edmonson, Petitioner, v. Philip Coombe, as Commissioner of The Department of Correctional Services, Respondent

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

February 5, 1998


Petitioner was found guilty of possessing a weapon in violation of prison disciplinary rules after X rays revealed a utility-type razor concealed inside his rectal cavity. The penalty imposed consisted of 18 months' confinement in the special housing unit, with seven months suspended, and the loss of certain privileges. We reject the contention that the hearing was untimely. The seven-day rule for commencement of the hearing was...

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