Vidal v. Selsky

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of the Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

During a search of petitioner’s cell, correction officers discovered a number of items including 722 stamps, another inmate’s legal papers, another inmate’s watch and an extra state-issued identification card. As a result, he was charged in a misbehavior report with possessing unauthorized property, providing unauthorized…