Richter v. City of Tallahassee

MELVIN, Judge.

Appellant was employed by the City of Tallahassee as a fireman. After a period of years of acceptable service, he was dismissed because of his involvement in the attempt to smuggle ashore 20 to 25,000 pounds of marijuana into the State of Georgia from boats that apparently had brought the contraband in from the ocean.

Upon the charge placed against him, defendant had a hearing before the grievance committee, and that committee concluded that the appellant had been guilty of “conduct below the standard which can reasonably be expected for the position held”, contrary to the…