Jones v. Baltimore City Police Dept.

In essence, the majority says that the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR) requires a whole new trial — an administrative one this time — to determine whether Robert A. Jones has, indeed, committed the felonies he was already adjudged to have committed in a Maryland court of law. Until then, according to the majority, Jones is entitled to remain an officer of the law. The General Assembly could not have intended such a result.

We must remember Jones’ guilt is not in question. His culpability for violating the laws of this state by purveying child pornography was determined beyond…