Legal Opinion
State Law Enforcement Standards Board v. Village of Lyndon Station
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided July 28, 1980No. 78-456PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
This case involves the authority of a municipality to employ a police chief who has been con*233victed of a felony when such employment violates a rule of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board.1
William Jessen was convicted of 26 counts of misconduct in public office contrary to sec. 946.12 (4), Stats., on April 27, 1973. He was sentenced to 26 concurrent one-year sentences, which were stayed, and was placed on probation for two years. He successfully completed his probation on May 15,1975.
The Village of Lyndon Station hired Jessen as its police chief on September 30, 1974. The village…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Strykowski v. WilkieWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- First National Leasing Corp. v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Newspapers, Inc. v. BreierWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Barney v. HawkinsMontana Supreme Court · 1927
- State v. AsfoorWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Law Enforcement Standards Board v. Village of Lyndon StationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Thomas J. Roehl v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Thomas Willan v. Columbia CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Jessen v. Village of Lyndon StationDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1981
- Moran v. Wis. Dep't of JusticeCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2019
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