Scott v. Ernest

The appellant in this proceeding, Dwayne C. Ernest, contends that the Sheriff of Mercer County denied him due process of law in failing to follow procedures established by civil service regulations in dismissing him from his position as a Deputy in the Mercer County Sheriffs Department. He also argues that the decisions of the Mercer County Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission and the Circuit Court of Mercer County, affirming the dismissal, are not supported by and are not justified by, the evidence adduced.

By letter dated November 14, 1975, Jack Scott, the Sheriff of Mercer County, notified…