Bell v. Borough Council

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

John A. Bell (Bell) has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County which affirmed the decision of the Conshohoeken Civil Service Commission (Commission) suspending him from his duties as a police officer for one year.

*426Bell’s suspension arose out of an incident in July-, 1974 when he and another policeman, Officer Forsythe, pursued an assault suspect into a building and placed him under arrest. Bell was carrying a loaded shotgun which accidently discharged, killing the suspect. A jury later acquitted him of all criminal charges relating to the…