Tobin v. Sheriff of Suffolk County

Late in 1976, the plaintiff, who was then chief deputy sheriff for the Appeals Court of the Commonwealth by appointment of the sheriff of the county of Suffolk (see G. L. c. 221, § 71, as amended through St. 1972, c. 740, § 9), was indicted for offenses arising from the alleged bribery of the mayor of Revere. 2 On December 3,1976, the then sheriff of the county of Suffolk wrote to the plaintiff, sending a copy of his letter to the Chief Justice of the Appeals Court, stating that, in view of the allegations made against the plaintiff "and considering the sensitivity of [his] position,” he was…