Vento v. Goord

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

Upon noticing that the top of a locker in petitioner’s cubicle was askew, a correction officer removed it and discovered three jars concealed inside, each of which contained a fermenting liquid determined to be a homemade alcoholic beverage. As a result, petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with misusing state property and manufacturing/possessing…