McAlpin v. Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission

John B. McAlpin, Chief of the Sneads Police Department, appeals the Criminal Justice and Standards Training Commission’s final order suspending his law enforcement certification for eighteen months, to be followed by two years’ probationary reinstatement. We reverse as to two of the charges, but affirm as to the misuse of official position charge.

Appellant raises a preliminary issue regarding the adequacy of the disciplinary guidelines adopted by the Commission and incorporated into the moral-character rule. We find this issue without merit, but useful to discuss the structure of the…