Acrey v. Department of Corrections

Respondent, Michgian Department of Corrections appeals as of right from a circuit court opinion and order reversing a decision of the department which found the petitioner prison inmate guilty of major misconduct for possession of dangerous contraband. The department’s decision was based on a hearing officer’s conclusion that a 2 Vi inch utility knife cutting blade, pointed at both ends, which was found under a book on a desk in petitioner’s cell, was a weapon and therefore dangerous contraband. In reversing this finding, the circuit court held that the decision was not supported by…