Allen Goul v. Mississippi Department of Corrections

LEE, C.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Allen Goul is an inmate in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). In this appeal, we must determine whether the trial court properly affirmed the MDOC’s decision that Goul possessed contraband in violation of prison rules. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. Goul was convicted of murder in 1993 and sentenced to life. On March 26, 2015, Goul was found with “spice,” a synthetic cannabinoid, in Area II at South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI). According to the rule-violation report (RVR), Goul admitted to…