Wicks v. City of Tucson

HAYS, Justice.

We accepted this petition for review to determine the propriety of an action by the Tucson City Civil Service Commission sustaining the discharge of a city police patrolman on the basis of a tie vote of the members of the Commission.

The appellee, Randall E. Wicks, was a patrolman with the Tucson Police Department. On January 29, 1973, Wicks was served with a notice signed by the police chief that he was discharged from duty as of the following day. The statement of charges listed five counts of misconduct. Pursuant to the request of Wicks, the Commission held a hearing at which…