Department of Law Enforcement v. Hood

OVERTON, Justice.

We have for review Hood v. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 585 So.2d 957 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991), in which the district court held that the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission could not increase the penalty for a correctional officer’s misconduct from that recommended by a hearing officer.1 In Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission v. Bradley, 596 So.2d 661, 663 (Fla.1992), we stated that

it is a primary function of professional disciplinary boards to determine the appropriate punishment for the misconduct of the professionals it regulates. As long…