Legal Opinion
City of Dallas v. Hammond
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 12, 1985No. 2-84-070-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HILL, Justice.
This is an appeal by the City of Dallas from the judgment of the trial court that the Dallas City Manager and the Dallas Civil Service Trial Board were not authorized, on appeal to them, to increase the punishment given to three police officers by the Dallas Chief of Police.
We reverse and remand.
On April 25, 1978, a Dallas citizen, David Richburg, filed a complaint alleging that he had been falsely arrested and beaten by two Dallas police officers, Jimmie Kyser and Conrad Medlock. A Dallas police department internal administrative investigation revealed that the two…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Hammond v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Cooper v. City of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007