Howland v. Thomas

This is a petition for certiorari to review the action of the personnel appeal board of the city of *471Cranston in deciding that the petitioner, a police officer of that city, was guilty of certain charges preferred against him by the mayor in his capacity as executive head of the police department. We issued the writ and in compliance therewith the respondents have returned for our inspection all of their records pertaining to their decision including a transcript of testimony taken at a formal hearing before them on such charges held in accordance with sec. 14.07 of the city charter.

It appears…