Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Ward
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 6, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petitioner was dismissed from his position as an officer with the New York City Department of Correction following a hearing at which evidence was adduced establishing that he stabbed a prisoner named Gonzales under his supervision in violation of Department rule 7.05.060, prohibiting the use of excessive and unnecessary force against an inmate. Noting mitigating factors, namely the nearly two-year delay in prosecuting the charges and petitioner’s uneventful service since the incident, the Administrative Law Judge recommended that petitioner’s penalty consist of a 60-day suspension without…
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