Shabazz 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.

Petitioner was found guilty after a Superintendent’s hearing of two counts of violating a rule prohibiting smuggling and two counts of violating a rule prohibiting possession of a controlled substance. On administrative review by respondent, this finding was modified by annulment of one count of smuggling and one count of possession of a controlled…