Casiano v. Coughlin

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 respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

*643Petitioner was an inmate at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester County when he was found guilty of violating prison disciplinary rules prohibiting solicitation of goods and smuggling or the attempted smuggling of items into the facility. Petitioner challenges this determination on the ground that it is not based upon substantial evidence.

Adduced…