Ward v. Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

In this case we review the judgment of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, affirming the decision of the State’s Secretary of Personnel, to suspend and, thereafter, to remove a correctional officer from his public employment based on multiple disciplinary infractions.

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The primary issue before us is the meaning of the Division of Correction’s Regulation (DCR) 50-2, entitled “Standards of Conduct and Internal Administrative Disciplinary Process.” Part III.E of the regulation establishes three categories of disciplinary infractions, with category one infractions being *346the…