Legal Opinion
Matter of Rafael Cortorreal v. Anthony J. Annucci
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 2016No. 152PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fahey, J.
A hearing officer presiding at an inmate’s disciplinary hearing violates the inmate’s right to call witnesses by failing to undertake a meaningful inquiry into a requested witness’s allegation that the witness had been coerced into refusing to testify in a related proceeding.
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While he was incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, petitioner Rafael Cortorreal was employed as a building porter. On July 25, 2012, a correction officer found marihuana hidden in a waste container outside the building where petitioner worked. The officer had been searching for the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Laureano v. KuhlmannNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- MATTER OF BARNES v. LeFevreNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Hill v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Tulloch v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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3Cited by38 opinions
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