Legal Opinion
Sammy William Ray v. Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided October 21, 2014No. 2013-SA-00972-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Trooper First Class Sammy Ray joined the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol (a component of the Department of Public Safety and hereafter referred to as the “Highway Patrol” or the “Department”) in 2003. During the summer of 2009, Ray issued tickets to four motorists, which formed the basis of charges leading to his dismissal from the Highway Patrol for falsifying documents. Ray appealed the dismissal to the Employee Appeals Board (EAB), where the hearing officer upheld the termination. Ray appealed to the full EAB, which also affirmed his termination. Ray next…
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