Darnell v. North Carolina Department of Transportation & Highway Safety

ARNOLD, Judge.

This proceeding began when petitioner sought judicial review, under Article 33 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, of action by the respondent agencies in discharging him as a member of the State Highway Patrol. Petitioner does not contend that any of his constitutional rights have been violated, but that certain regulations of the Policies and Procedures Manual of the State Highway Patrol in effect in 1971 were unconstitutionally vague. He also contends that respondents had no basis to discharge him.

Petitioner is not a public official elected for a specific term. He is not…