King v. Carpenter

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

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting smuggling as a result of his attempt to send correspondence to an inmate at another correctional facility by utilizing a "legal mail” stamp. He challenges this determination, arguing that it is not supported by substantial evidence and that he was denied a fair…