Morgan v. City of Warwick

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This matter, concerning the applicability of G.L. 1956 (1984 Reenactment) § 42-28.-6-4, the right-to-hearing provision of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, is before this court on appeal from a Superior Court judgment denying the plaintiff’s petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for a preliminary injunction. We affirm.

The plaintiff, John P. Morgan, is a police officer employed by the city of Warwick. From July 10, 1982, until March 1, 1984, plaintiff was a member of the police department’s detective division. On February 28, 1984, the city’s chief of…