MATTER OF DUMPSON v. McGINNIS


247 A.D.2d 804 (1998)

669 N.Y.S.2d 431

In the Matter of Timothy Dumpson, Appellant, v. Michael McGinnis, as Superintendent of Southport Correctional Facility, et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

February 26, 1998


Petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of a facility correspondence violation after prison officials discovered that an envelope addressed to petitioner that appeared to contain legal mail, actually contained two personal letters, one of which was from another inmate. Supreme Court dismissed petitioner's application seeking to challenge the finding of guilt and we affirm. Initially, we find that the misbehavior report was in accordance with the applicable regulation...

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