Walley v. Mississippi Department of Corrections

SOUTHWICK, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Mississippi Employee Appeals Board reinstated and demoted James Wal-ley from lieutenant to sergeant at a correctional institution for threatening a subordinate officer. Walley argues here that there was not substantial evidence of a threat and that the penalty was too severe. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

¶2. James Walley, a corrections officer at the South Mississippi Correctional Institute (SMCI), was terminated from his employment by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). On appeal to the Mississippi Employee Appeals Board (EAB), Walley was…