Welch v. Taylor

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Feldstein, J.), entered March 28, 2007 in St. Lawrence County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent Superintendent of Gouverneur Correctional Facility finding petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was charged in a misbehavior report with possessing an excessive amount of stamps. A tier II disciplinary hearing ensued, at which petitioner was found guilty as charged based upon his plea of guilty with an…