Legal Opinion
Pollard v. Board of Police Commissioners
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 15, 1984No. 64637, 65300PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMAR, Judge.
The respondent, Roger Pollard, was a sergeant in the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. On July 5, 1982 he contributed $1,000, out of his own ample funds, to a political committee formed to promote the candidacy of John Carnes for nomination in a party primary for Representative in Congress from Missouri’s Fifth District. Pollard’s contribution was not solicited by or paid to a member of the Police Department, and was not made on public premises or while he was in uniform. The contribution was reported to the Missouri Secretary of State as required by law1 and was the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by50 opinions
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