Lantini v. Daniels

This is a petition for certiorari to review the decision of the personnel appeal board of the city of Cranston sustaining the action of the mayor of that city ordering the removal of the petitioner from his position as a patrolman in the classified service in the municipal police department pursuant to the provisions of sec. 14.07 of the city charter. We issued the writ and in compliance therewith the pertinent records have been certified to this court.

The decisive issue raised by this proceeding is whether the decision of the respondent board is supported by competent evidence. If it is not,…