Department of Finance & Administration v. Reese

DIAZ, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration suspended Capitol Police Officer Lee Andrew Reese for thirty days without pay due to his failure to patrol the interior of the Old Capitol Budding on the night of an attempted burglary. Reese appealed to the Employee Appeals Board which set aside the suspension. The Department of Finance and Administration then sought review in the Hinds County Circuit Court, arguing that the decision of the Employee Appeals Board was arbitrary and capricious because (1) Reese failed to prove that the reasons for his…