Evangelist v. Department of Police

| tOfficer Evangelist’s behavior cannot be excused under the guise that he was not provided adequate notice of the nature of the charges lodged against him. In reversing the Commission, the majority narrowly focuses on a single sentence within the charging letter. Specifically, the majority takes issue with the letter’s reference to Appellant’s errant blows to the torso of the 64-year-old Davis while lying defenseless on the ground, but the omission of Appellant’s other acts of brutality, such as punching Mr. Davis in the head area. The majority concludes that this *847perceived oversight somehow…