Glori v. Board of Police Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Swayze, J.

This is a certiorari to remove the conviction of the prosecutor for neglect of duty and conduct subversive of the good order and discipline of the police force of Newark. The prosecutor was tried before the board of police commissioners upon charges made by the chief of police, was found guilty and dismissed from the force April 17th, 1903. The writ was allowed July 20th, 1904. We have not found it necessary to consider whether or not the conviction was justified by the case made before the police commissioners.

In our judgment, where a police…