Hamilton v. Frack

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 Corrections and Community Supervision which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

During a search of petitioner’s cell, a correction officer found a pamphlet and letters from a group that was believed to be an unauthorized organization. In addition, a leather hair band with the words “Black Lion” and documents referring to the Black Lions, an organization that was believed to be an unauthorized…