MATTER OF MITCHELL v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS & COMMUNITY SUPERVISION

NO. 523052

147 A.D.3d 1135 (2017)

45 N.Y.S.3d 820

2017 NY Slip Op 00703

In the Matter of JASPER MITCHELL, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, Respondent.

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

Decided February 2, 2017.


A search of petitioner's cell disclosed, on top of his cell locker, a partially smoked, rolled cigarette containing a green leafy substance that smelled like and tested positive for marihuana. Petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with drug possession. Following a tier III disciplinary hearing, he was found guilty of the charge and the determination was upheld on administrative appeal with a reduced penalty. This CPLR article 78 proceeding ensued.

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