Pacheco v. Dufrain

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

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules which prohibit smuggling and possession of alcohol. The misbehavior report, together with the testimony of the confidential informants and that of the correction officer who investigated the incident, provide substantial evidence to…