Legal Opinion
Harmon v. Mifflin County School District
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 17, 1998No. 82 Middle District Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice.
In this case we review the Commonwealth Court’s determination that Appellant’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination at an employment termination hearing, alone, constituted substantial evidence supporting his termination. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the order of the Commonwealth Court.
By letter dated February 27, 1991, the Mifflin County School District (District) notified the Appellant, Terry L. Harmon, a District custodian, that he was suspended without pay for improper conduct, under Section 514 of the Public…
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