Brooks v. Unger

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Connolly, J.), entered January 18, 2012 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision finding petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was charged in a misbehavior report with disobeying a direct order, possession of stolen property and possession of authorized property in an unauthorized area. The charges stemmed from petitioner’s possession in…