Kelley v. City Council of Cranston

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari to review and quash the record of the hearing of certain charges against the petitioner before the city council of the city of Cranston, and also to review and quash the record of the decision of that body, dated April 15, 1938, finding the petitioner guilty of the charges perferred against him and ordering his removal by the mayor ás a member of the permanent police department of the city of Cranston.

Upon the filing of the petition in this court, a citation was issued to the respondent returnable May 23, 1938, to show cause why the writ of…