Legal Opinion
Fatzinger v. City of Allentown
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 16, 1991No. 1401 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILVESTRI, Senior Judge.
Raymond Fatzinger (Fatzinger) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County which denied and dismissed his appeal from the actions of the Allentown City Council (City Council) discharging him from the Allentown Police Bureau (Police Department), effective March 7, 1985. 1 We affirm.
Fatzinger was a sergeant and a 19-year veteran of the Police Department. While off duty on March 2, 1985, Fatzinger argued with, shot and killed Pamela Smith (Smith) on the front yard of her home. Fatzinger was arrested and charged with the homicide of Smith.
On March 7,…
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- Davis v. CITY OF CONNELLSVILLECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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