Legal Opinion
Gould v. Looney
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 9, 1969PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBertram Harnett, J.
Can the Police Commissioner of Nassau County, without a prior hearing suspend a policeman without pay?
This central question of the instant article 78 CPLR proceeding invokes important questions of procedural due process, the balancing of public and private rights, and plain old-fashion statutory construction.
In the circumstances of this case, the court holds that the Nassau County Police Commissioner may suspend the policeman without a hearing, but he may not withhold his pay until after a hearing and determination.
Monroe Gould, a Nassau County policeman for 16 years, was arrested on July 28,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by7 opinions
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