Violation of Inmate’s Right to Call a Witness Required Expungement
The Third Department expunged a disciplinary determination because the inmate’s right to call a witness was violated and a rehearing was not possible:
Although [the] witness agreed to testify, the Hearing Officer denied the request for this witness on the basis that the conversation took place after the incident that is the subject of the administrative segregation recommendation. Under the circumstances presented, we conclude that the testimony of this witness was not irrelevant and thus the request was improperly denied…. As such, the Hearing Officer’s ruling constituted a violation of petitioner’s conditional, regulatory right to call witnesses …. Matter of DeBoue, 515486, 3rd Dept, 7-3-13