Legal Opinion
Poiencot v. Lafayette Consolidated Government
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 31, 2017No. 16-1009PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOKS, Judge.
| ¿FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On September 12, 2012, Scott Poiencot, who was an officer with the Lafayette Police Department (hereafter LPD), was terminated from his employment by former LPD Police Chief James Craft. Poien-cot had been the subject of three separate Internal Affairs’ investigations: AD2012-007, AD2012-010 and AD2012-012. Prior to his termination, Poiencot had been employed by LPD for several years, obtaining the rank of Corporal.
Investigation AD2012-007 involved the removal and subsequent release to the media of a confidential document from a police file. It was…
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