Carryl v. Department of Corrections
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The Supreme Judicial Court vacated the judgment of the superior court denying Petitioner's petition for review of a final agency action and affirming a disciplinary action that resulted in the imposition of sanctions against him for the offense of assault, holding that the record contained no competent evidence to support the hearing officer's determination that Petitioner committed an assault.
The hearing officer determined that Petitioner was guilty based on the report of a corrections officer. The Chief Administrative Officer affirmed the hearing officer's decision. The superior court denied Petitioner's petition for review of the agency action and affirmed the disciplinary action. The Supreme Judicial Court vacated the judgment below, holding (1) Petitioner's right to call witnesses was not unreasonably restricted; but (2) Petitioner demonstrated that no competent evidence existed to support the hearing officer's determination.
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