Smith v. Goord

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

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules prohibiting possession of controlled substances, smuggling and violation of telephone program procedures. The charges arose out of a confidential investiga*1013tion which disclosed that petitioner had established an ongoing procedure whereby quantities of marihuana and heroin were brought…