Davis v. North Carolina Department of Crime Control & Public Safety, Division of State Highway Patrol

EAGLES, Chief Judge.

Roger Davis (“petitioner”) appeals from the trial court’s order affirming the State Personnel Commission’s (“Commission”) Decision and Order upholding his demotion. On appeal, petitioner contends that the trial court, the Commission, and the Administrative Law Judge erred in concluding that there existed just cause for his demotion. After careful consideration of the record and briefs, we disagree and affirm the trial court.

The evidence tends to show the following. Petitioner had served as a member of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (“Highway Patrol”), a division…