Vann 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 a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules prohibiting inmates from possessing weapons based upon the discovery of a pointed piece of glass, approximately 3V2 inches long and l3/4 inches wide, between the mattresses in his cell. Substantial evidence supporting the determination of petitioner’s guilt was presented at his disciplinary…