Legal Opinion
Mayor of Westernport v. Duckworth
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 7, 1981No. 984PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
This case involves the Law-Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR), Maryland Code (1957, 1976 Repl. Vol., 1980 Cum. Supp.), Art. 27, §§ 727-734D.
On October 30, 1979, the appellee, John E. Duckworth, a police officer employed by the Mayor and Commissioners of Westernport in Allegany County, was involved in an accidental shooting of the town’s Communications Officer. The accident occurred while Duckworth was on duty in the Westernport police station and engaging in "horseplay” with the Communications Officer. The next day the police chief sent Duckworth a letter suspending him without pay,…
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