Mulholland v. Civil Service Commission

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Steven Mulholland (Appellant) appeals here from ah order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia affirming the decision of the Civil Service Commission of Philadelphia (Commission) which dismissed Appellant from his position as a firefighter with the Philadelphia Fire Department (Department). We vacate and remand.

On June 16, 1982, Philadelphia Police Officers arrested Appellant and the female with whom he was living (cohabitant) on charges of knowingly and intentionally possessing a controlled substance, knowingly and intentionally possessing a controlled…