Jones v. Baltimore City Police Dept.

McAULIFFE, Judge.

The Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR), Maryland Code (1957, 1992 RepLVol.) Art. 27, §§ 727-734D, provides that a law enforcement officer ordinarily is entitled to an administrative hearing before punitive action is taken against that officer. Section 730(a). There is an exception, however. Section 730(c) provides that “[a] law enforcement officer is not entitled to a hearing under this section if the law enforcement officer has been charged and convicted of a felony.” The question presented by this appeal is whether an officer has been “convicted of a felony”…