Alvarez v. Coombe

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Ryan, Jr., J.), entered November 15, 1995 in Franklin County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services finding petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

After two urinalysis tests performed on a sample of petitioner’s urine proved positive for the presence of cannabinoids, petitioner was charged with violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting inmates from using controlled substances. A hearing ensued at…