Legal Opinion
Berenhaus v. Ward
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 17, 1987PublishedCited by 791 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler.
Petitioners in these article 78 proceedings, both members of the New York City Police Department, were dismissed from the force following separate departmental disciplinary hearings. In each case, the findings of misconduct rested on the testimony of Thomas Peteroy, a fellow police officer who, all involved agree, was a "rogue cop” with a sordid history of thievery and extortion, and who claimed to have been an accomplice in the corrupt acts which led to the charges against the petitioners.
In separate opinions, the Appellate Division granted the…
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