Francisco v. Goord

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

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of possessing a weapon after he was observed exchanging, with another inmate, an eyeglass case containing a homemade razor blade. As a penalty, he was given 12 months in the special housing unit with loss of privileges and 12 months’ recommended loss of good time. The misbehavior…