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Torres v. Scully

127 A.D.2d 837 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1987-02-23 English

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In the Matter of Edward Torres, Appellant, v Charles J. Scully et al., Respondents.

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the respondents imposing disciplinary punishment against the petitioner following a superintendent’s hearing, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Green, J.), dated May 13, 1985, which dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The finding of a marihuana cigarette hidden under a book in the petitioner’s cell was sufficient to support the finding

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that he violated a prison rule. Thompson, J. P., Niehoff, Weinstein, Kunzeman and Spatt, JJ., concur.