Beckford v. Coombe

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 inmates from using narcotics and controlled substances after his urine tested positive for the presence of marihuana. Petitioner was sentenced to one year in the special housing unit and loss of privileges. Although he admitted his guilt at the…