Legal Opinion
Atkinson v. City of Marion
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 8, 1980No. 2-279A29PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
Glenn Robert Atkinson appeals a judgment of the Grant County Superior Court affirming his dismissal, for conduct unbecoming an officer, from the Marion Police Department by the Board of Public Works and Safety of that city. He claims the dismissal was “arbitrary, capricious and illegal” because 1) the language of the appropriate statute and rule prohibiting “conduct unbecoming an officer” is unconstitutionally vague; and 2) it was improper for the Marion city attorney to sit on the Board when his deputy represented the police chief. We affirm.
By way of background we observe that…
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- Aiello v. City of Wilmington, Del.District Court, D. Delaware · 1976
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