Department of Public Safety & Corrections, Louisiana State Penitentiary v. Mayfield

WATKINS, Judge.

We have reviewed the record herein and conclude that the result reached by the Louisiana Civil Service Commission is correct. Accordingly, we affirm the reinstatement with back pay of Sergeant Edward Mayfield.

On appeal the Louisiana Department of Public Safety assigns as error the finding of fact concerning the testimony of Training Liaison Officer Raymond Whit-tington. Even if this finding is in error, the error is immaterial. The reasons given by the Referee for rejecting the proposition that Sergeant Mayfield’s action resulted in the stabbing of an inmate by another inmate…