Mitchell v. Goord

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Kane, J.), entered May 10, 2002 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent finding petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule that prohibits the possession of unauthorized organizational material. The charge stems from an investigation which led to the confiscation of material from petitioner’s cell containing, among other things, an unauthorized organizational…