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BECAUSE THE DRUG TESTING WAS FLAWED, THE SUBSTANCE PETITIONER WAS SMOKING WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS MARIHUANA, AND THEREFORE WAS NOT PROVEN TO BE CONTRABAND; BOTH THE POSSESSION OF DRUGS DETERMINATION AND THE POSSESSION OF CONTRABAND DETERMINATION WERE NOT SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department determined the possession of contraband determination was not supported by substantial evidence. Petitioner was seen smoking a cigarette. When he was asked what was in the cigarette, he answered “weed.” A test was performed which identified the substance as marihuana and petitioner was charged with possession of drugs and possession of contraband. The drug possession determination was dismissed when an inconsistency in the drug testing instructions was discovered. But the contraband possession determination remained and the punishment was unchanged:

Substantial evidence does not support the determination of guilt and, therefore, we annul. “[T]he prohibition of contraband hinges on whether or not the item is authorized” … . In light of the unreliable drug test and the absence of any hearing testimony identifying the substance at issue or attesting to petitioner’s alleged admission, the substance was not adequately identified … . Accordingly, “substantial evidence does not support the determination that the substance was unauthorized and, therefore, contraband” … . Matter of Razor v Venettozzi, 2021 NY Slip Op 06740, Third Dept 12-2-21

 

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