Legal Opinion
Ruffin v. City of Clinton
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 26, 1993No. WD 45915PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANNA, Judge.
The appellant, a Clinton, Missouri, police officer, appeals his demotion from sergeant to patrolman and two suspensions of five and two days each. The Circuit Court of Cole County upheld the decision of the City Council of Clinton, Missouri (City Council).
In July 1988, the Chief of Police demoted and suspended police officer Robert Ruffin. Appellant Ruffin requested and received a hearing with the Clinton City Personnel Merit Board (Merit Board) on August 4, 1988. On August 5, 1988, the non-lawyer chairman of the Merit Board prepared findings of fact. No conclusions of law were…
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