MATTER OF SCULLY v. SAFIR


282 A.D.2d 305 (2001)

723 N.Y.S.2d 451

In the Matter of CHRISTOPHER SCULLY, Petitioner, v. HOWARD SAFIR, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.

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

Decided April 17, 2001.


The question here is whether there is substantial evidence, i.e., "such relevant proof as a reasonable mind may accept as adequate to support a conclusion or ultimate fact" (300 Gramatan Ave. Assocs. v State Div. of Human Rights, 45 N.Y.2d 176, 180), to support the Commissioner's determination that petitioner Police Officer Christopher Scully wrongfully and without just cause used excessive force against complainant Damien Harrington...

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