Legal Opinion
Morrisette v. Dilworth
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1983PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*451OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
On this appeal, we are asked to decide whether the Suffolk County Police Department’s rule which bars members of the police department from associating or fraternizing with “persons known to have been convicted of any misdemeanor or felony under the laws of this state or any similar conviction under the laws of any other state or under the Federal Law” is unconstitutionally overbroad.
Petitioner, a Suffolk County police officer, brought this proceeding seeking a review of a determination of the police commissioner which accepted the decision of a hearing officer…
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