Slawik v. Folsom

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

The question before the Court is whether the plaintiff Melvin A. Slawik, former New Castle County Executive, was lawfully removed from office by former Governor Sherman W. Tribbitt, a defendant herein, under the provisions of Del. Const. Art. XV, § 6, 1 on the ground that Slawik had been “convicted,” within the meaning of that word as used in Art. XV, § 6, of misbehavior in office or of an infamous crime. In this action by Slawik for damages for wrongful removal from office, 2 the Superior Court held that Slawik was “convicted” as of the time of his removal and that he…