Case Name: In the Matter of Jeffery Hamm, Petitioner, v. Superintendent of Mohawk Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2005-12-29
Citations: 24 A.D.3d 1146
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Jeffery Hamm, Petitioner, v Superintendent of Mohawk Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 1146–1147

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Jeffery Hamm, Petitioner, v Superintendent of Mohawk Correctional Facility, Respondent.
[807 NYS2d 193]

Opinion:
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 certain prison disciplinary rules.
When he was unable to produce his state identification card for a correction officer, petitioner was pat frisked and found to be in possession of one half of a pill which he claimed was a muscle relaxen Thereafter, petitioner's cell was searched and a correction officer recovered an outdated prescription packet, as well as an empty soda can filled with ashes and cigarette butts. Petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with failing to carry his state identification card, possessing outdated medication and failing to smoke in designated areas. He was found guilty of these charges following a tier II disciplinary hearing and the determination was affirmed on administrative appeal. This CPLR article 78 proceeding ensued.
Initially, petitioner's plea of guilty to the charge of failing to carry his state identification card precludes him from challenging the sufficiency of the evidence upon which it is based (see Matter of Lopez v Goord, 20 AD3d 836, 836 [2005]; Matter of Harrison v Selsky, 2 AD3d 1232, 1233 [2003]). As for the other charges, the misbehavior report, together with the testimony of the correction officer who prepared it, constitute substantial evidence supporting the determination of guilt (see Matter of Carrington v Goord, 20 AD3d 835, 835 [2005]; Matter of Valentine v Goord, 18 AD3d 997, 998 [2005], lv dismissed 5 NY3d 816 [2005]). Petitioner's remaining claims are not preserved for our review as they were not raised at the hearing or on administrative review (see Matter of Quezada v Goord, 19 AD3d 964, 965 [2005]).
Mercure, J.P., Spain, Carpinello, Rose and Lahtinen, JJ., concur. Adjudged that the determination is confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed.