Civil Service Commission v. Gresham

LAVENDER, Justice:

On August 10, 1978, an incident occurred in the booking area of the Tulsa city jail involving three members of the city police department and a prisoner. The prisoner complained of alleged police brutality and violation of his civil rights. The three policemen were indicted by a federal grand jury and, upon trial, were acquitted. Thereafter, the sergeant was demoted and given a ninety-day suspension without pay, and the two officers were discharged. On March 29,1979, the policemen filed a timely appeal before the Civil Service Commission (by charter, an autonomous volunteer…