Legal Opinion

In re Appeal of Dyson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 3, 2016No. 2015 CA 1720PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.

|2In this appeal, a Louisiana State Police (LSP) trooper challenges the State Police Commission’s (the Commission) decision upholding his termination by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police (the Department).

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In October, 2014, Damien Dyson was employed by the Department as a LSP trooper with permanent status, ranked as a sergeant, and assigned to protective services detail at the Louisiana Governor’s mansion. Dyson was not on duty on October 10, 2014, when he began consuming alcohol before and during a party he attended near New…

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Bailey v. Dept. of Public SafetyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
State ex rel. of KorkoszLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980

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