Madsen v. Brown

CULLEN Y. CHRISTENSEN, District Judge:

Pursuant to U.C.A., 1953, §§ 77-6-1 to -9, adopted in 1980, appellant, the mayor of Grantsville, was removed from office upon the jury’s determination that appellant’s participation in the killing of dogs constituted sanctionable “malfeasance in office.” Appellant contends that removal proceedings are “quasi-criminal” in nature and seeks clarification as to his right against self-incrimination and his right to a unanimous verdict in such proceedings. Appellant also asserts that the jury applied the wrong standard of “malfeasance in office” because both…