In the Matter of Rafael Cortorreal, Appellant v. Anthony J. Annucci, as Acting Commissioner of Corrections and…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, holding that a minimal statement on a refusal form satisfies the inmate’s right to call witnesses and that a hearing officer must conduct a meaningful inquiry into any allegation of coercion, thereby granting the petitioner’s article 78 relief and ordering expungement of the disciplinary record.