Smith v. Alabama State Personnel Board

INGRAM, Judge.

The employee, Van Roosevelt Smith, was terminated from his position at Holman Prison as Correctional Officer I with the Alabama Department of Corrections on March 31, 1986, effective April 4, 1986. The dismissal was pursuant to an incident on December 12, 1985, when the employee failed to allow a search of his person conducted by officials at Holman Prison after being suspected of bringing marijuana into the prison. The employee appealed his termination to the Alabama State Personnel Board. The appointed hearing officer heard the case on the question of whether the employee was…