Legal Opinion
John J. Leonard v. United States Postal Service, Appeal of United States of America
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 17, 1974No. 73-1270PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff John Leonard applied to the Postal Service for a job as a mail han dler and took a competitive examination. He passed the examination and was selected for a position. In the course of completing various forms plaintiff came across a question about “arrests”. In response to this question he answered that he had once been arrested for “being in the company of a person who was ... in possession of marijuana” and for “conspiring to violate [the Massachusetts drug laws]” but he also stated that the charges had been dismissed. This revelation caused the Postal…
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