City of Little Rock v. Hall

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Police officer Lester Hall, ap-pellee, was discharged by the Little Rock Chief of Police for slapping a suspected felon. On appeal to the City Civil Service Commission the discharge was upheld. The circuit court found Hall guilty of violating the regulations but concluded that the punishment should be reduced to a thirty-day suspension. The sole issue raised on appeal by the City of Little Rock is whether the circuit court had a right to reduce the punishment notwithstanding the circuit court confirmed the civil service commission’s finding that Hall had violated the…