Leake v. Connelie

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of the Superintendent of the Division of New York State Police. Following a hearing, petitioner, a State trooper, was found guilty by a hearing board of five charges of misconduct. Superintendent Connelie dismissed petitioner from his position, but suspended the penalty on the condition that petitioner serve a suspension of 60 days without pay and a probationary period of one year (later reduced to six months) upon his return to…