Baltimore Police Dept. v. Antonin

Panel: Woodward, C.J., Eyler, Deborah S., Reed, JJ.

Eyler, Deborah S., J.

*813 *351 A hearing board for the Baltimore Police Department ("BPD") found Officer Serge Antonin guilty of general misconduct and use of excessive force. The BPD Police Commissioner terminated Antonin's employment.

On judicial review, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City reversed the final agency decision and ordered that Antonin be reinstated. It found that the BPD had erred by denying Antonin's request to be tried before a hearing board composed of non-BPD officers. It also found that the BPD did not adhere to its own…