Williams v. Kennedy

The petitioner, having passed a written competitive examination and met the other prescribed tests, was certified by the department of personnel, civil service commission, as eligible for appointment as a patrolman in the police department of the City of New York. On February 1, 1955, he was appointed a probationary patrolman and entered the Police Academy for training and instruction to become a police officer. The Police Academy’s course of instruction, designed to fit recruits for the discharge of their duties as patrolmen, consists of two parts, one academic, the other devoted to firearms…