Sime v. Department of Correctional Services

*693As a result of an incident in which a prison inmate was cut on the face, petitioner was found guilty of assaulting an inmate and engaging in violent conduct in violation of certain prison disciplinary rules. Among the evidence introduced against petitioner at the disciplinary hearing was the misbehavior report and the annexed investigative report, both prepared by the same correction officer. According to the reports, the victim described his assailant as an inmate known as “Sisco” who matched petitioner’s physical description. After the victim identified petitioner in a photo array,…