Kelley v. City Coun. of City of Cranston

This is a proceeding begun by a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the respondent city council by which charges against the petitioner for misconduct as a police officer of the city of Cranston were sustained and it was voted that he be removed from his office as a member of the permanent police department of that city. The writ was issued to' the city council and its records relating to the matter are now before us.

From these records it appears that on February 14, 1938, the chief of police of the city made charges against the petitioner and filed them with, the mayor…