Jones v. Coughlin

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Hughes, J.), entered October 6, 1983 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to annul a determination of the Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services finding petitioner guilty of violating certain disciplinary rules.

*1021On December 27, 1982, petitioner, an inmate at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, was charged with hiding certain contraband in his cell. It consisted of marihuana, double-edged razor blades and a $20 bill. Prior to the taking of evidence at…