Hughes v. Board of Higher Education

Petitioner, an assistant professor at Hunter College, was dismissed after a full trial by the board of higher education on charges of conduct unbecoming a member of the staff arising out of membership in the Communist party. He now petitions for a trial de novo before the Supreme Court on part of the charges against him, claiming that he is entitled to such relief under the provisions of subdivision (d) of section 12-a of the Civil Service Law. We are of the opinion that the statute does not warrant a splitting of the charges in this fashion, *193nor does it apply where, as here, a full hearing…