In the Matter of Victor Bryant v. Thomas A. Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the Department of Correctional…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division judgments, holding that written misbehavior reports that fail to specify each inmate's individual role do not satisfy Department regulations and therefore cannot alone constitute substantial evidence of guilt. The Court also declined to address the confidential informant issue, as the reversal rested on the first holding.