Perron v. Coughlin

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Clinton County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner, an inmate in the State prison system, contends that the determination finding him guilty of attempting to escape, possession of escape items and possession of contraband is not supported by substantial evidence. The latter two infractions are based upon a compass which was found in petitioner’s cubicle and…