Watson v. State

Appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Schaewe, J.), entered May 17, 2013, which denied claimant’s motion for partial summary judgment.

Claimant, an inmate, was charged with lewd conduct in a *10652012 misbehavior report and found guilty as charged after a hearing. The Hearing Officer imposed a penalty of six months in the special housing unit and six months of loss of privileges. On administrative appeal, claimant argued, among other things, that the Hearing Officer improperly denied his request to call as a witness a chaperone who was leading a tour group of visitors at the time of the…