Williams v. New York State Department of Corrections

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 the Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with violating the prison disciplinary rule prohibiting inmates from using controlled substances after a sample of his urine tested positive for the presence of cannabinoids. He was found guilty of the charge following a tier III disciplinary hearing. The determination of guilt was…