Legal Opinion
Hetherington v. State Personnel Bd.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 7, 1978No. Civ. 16513PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REGAN, J.
In this appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying plaintiffs injunctive and declaratory relief we consider the constitutionality of Government Code section 1029, which prohibits the employment of an ex-felon in any governmental positions classified as peace officers.
Government Code section 1029 reads as follows: “(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who has been convicted of a felony in this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of any offense in any other state which would have been a felony if committed in this state, is disqualified…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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