Douglas v. Daniels

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Arthur Douglas, appeals from the trial court’s affirmance of the Chicago Police Board’s decision to discharge him from the force. He presents the following issues for review: (1) whether admissions suppressed in a prior criminal proceeding are admissible in a subsequent civil proceeding and (2) whether the decision was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

It appears that at approximately 11 p.m. on August 27, 1971, two automobiles were parked in close proximity along the shore of Lake Michigan. One was occupied…