MATTER OF SANTIAGO v. GOORD


13 A.D.3d 691 (2004)

785 N.Y.S.2d 597

In the Matter of STEVEN SANTIAGO, Petitioner, v. GLENN S. GOORD, as Commissioner of Correctional Services, Respondent.

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

December 2, 2004.


While making a delivery of supplies, a correction officer observed a white envelope attached to a drag line on the floor in the hallway where petitioner was housed. He retrieved the envelope and discovered a smaller envelope inside containing a green leafy substance that tested positive for marihuana. The correction officer checked petitioner's cell and found the drag line in plain view, which appeared to be made from materials derived from a state-owned sheet and blanket...

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