Blocker v. Fischer

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review two determinations of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

During a search of petitioner’s cell, a correction officer discovered a green leafy substance wrapped in tissue paper secreted inside a toilet paper roll. The substance tested positive for marihuana, and petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with possessing a controlled substance. He was found guilty of this charge following a tier III…