Legal Opinion
Ceja v. State Police Merit Board
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 16, 1973No. 56766PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Johnson
The plaintiff appeals from order of the circuit court of Cook County upholding the decision of the State Police Merit Board which had ordered plaintiff’s dismissal. He has appealed to this court, alleging the following points:
A. The State Police Merit Board proceedings in the instant case must be regarded as criminal for purposes of application of Federal constitutional guarantees.
B. Illinois Revised Statutes 1967, chapter 121, section 307.14, required that the charges against the plaintiff be established by only a preponderance of evidence before an order of removal could be entered against…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Drezner v. Civil Service CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1947
- Illinois Central Railroad v. Franklin CountyIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
- Sundquist v. Hardware Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of MinnesotaIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1940
- Rude v. SeibertAppellate Court of Illinois · 1959
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Wegmann v. Department of Registration & EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Crowell v. Police BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Flynn v. Board of Fire & Police CommissionersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Piotrowski v. State Police Merit BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Bart v. Department of Law EnforcementAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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