Legal Opinion
Harmon v. New York City Police Department
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 29, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Determination of the respondent Police Commissioner, dated July 1, 1991, which dismissed petitioner from his position as a police officer, is unanimously confirmed, the petition denied and the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, New York County [Jacqueline Silbermann, J.], entered January 27, 1992) is dismissed, with costs.
Substantial evidence, namely, a random drug test, supports the determination that petitioner was guilty of wrongfully possessing and ingesting cocaine, there being no reason to disturb the credibility…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Taylor v. RaifordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Ruggiero v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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- Adams v. Police DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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- Danese v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Smith v. AbateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995