Sierra v. Goord

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 Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule prohibiting the unauthorized use of controlled substances after the results of two urinalysis tests were positive for the presence of opiates. Petitioner’s claim that the chain of custody of his urine samples was never established is without merit. Our…