Victor v. Goord

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

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was charged with and found guilty of possessing a weapon in violation of prison disciplinary rules after a razor blade was found secreted in his mouth. Petitioner challenges the determination of his guilt and we confirm. To the extent that petitioner raised an issue of substantial evidence, we…