Jackson v. Kerik

Determination of respondent Police Commissioner, dated on or about December 20, 2001, dismissing petitioner from his position as a police officer, 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 [Jane Solomon, J.], entered August 2, 2001) dismissed, without costs.

The trial commissioner’s findings of guilt were supported by substantial evidence (see Matter of Berenhaus v Ward, 70 NY2d 436, 443-444 [1987]), including certain hearsay statements (see Matter of LaFemina v…