Brown v. Coombe

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 a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner was found guilty of possession of a weapon after a search of his cell disclosed a six-inch long metal rod secreted in his mattress. Petitioner challenges the determination of his guilt contending, inter alia, that the Hearing Officer failed to assess the reliability of the confidential informant whose tip led to…