Medley v. Missouri State Highway Patrol

CRIST, Judge.

Appellant, Donald J. Medley (Medley), appeals the judgment of the trial court upholding the decision of the Missouri State Highway Patrol (Patrol) reducing Medley’s rank from Corporal to Trooper First Class with no possibility of promotion prior to his retirement at age 55 for violation of certain Patrol General Orders (General Orders) and certain sections of Chapter 43 RSMo 1978 (all further RSMo references are to 1978). We affirm.

Medley was a Corporal with the Patrol for over twenty-four years. His entire career has been with Troop C located in St. Charles County, Missouri. The…