Blondell v. Baltimore City Police Department

RAKER, Judge.

In this case, we are asked to interpret §§ 727, 733, and 734A of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR), which govern punishment for violations of police regulations.1 The question presented is whether the LEOBR prohibits the Police Department from adding new charges against an officer after the officer rejects the Department’s initial offer of punishment. We shall hold that in this case, the Department’s decision to add a new charge did not violate the LEOBR.

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In December, 1990, Captain Charles Blondell of the Baltimore City Police Department was accused of…