Adams v. Coughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Determination unanimously annulled on the law and petition granted in accordance with the following Memorandum: At petitioner’s Tier III prison disciplinary hearing, the Hearing Officer erred in refusing petitioner’s request that a prison employee be called as a witness. Petitioner sought the employee’s testimony in support of his defense that the charges against petitioner were filed as a retaliatory measure or as harassment concerning his participation on the Inmate Grievance Resolution Committee. That testimony was relevant to his defense and to the question of the veracity of the charges…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Martin v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Wilson v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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