Pinkney 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 certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules prohibiting inmates from possessing over $20 in postage stamps, prison contraband and controlled substances. At his disciplinary hearing, petitioner pleaded guilty to the charge involving possession of an excessive amount of stamps and admitted that…