Legal Opinion

Worley v. Whaley

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided January 30, 1979No. 40268PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLEMENS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Robert Worley, a former police officer, has appealed the trial court’s judgment which upheld his dismissal by the defendant St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners (hereafter the “Board”). The Board dismissed plaintiff for disobeying its order that he file a report concerning a line-of-duty incident. Plaintiff declined to do so on the ground of self-incrimination. The Board’s regulations provided, however, that plaintiff’s answers could not be used to incriminate him.

Plaintiff’s dismissal followed the Board’s finding he had violated Rule 9, Section 9.001(b) of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gardner v. BroderickSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. BD. OF ED., MT. VERNON SCHOOLS, ETC. v. ShankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  3. Confederation of Police v. ConliskCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
  4. Century State Bank v. State Banking Board of Mo.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. Perez v. WebbMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Brougham v. City of NormandyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Duckworth v. SayadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Kell v. SayadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Schulte v. SayadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. State ex rel. Hudson v. WebberMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980

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