Briggins v. McGuire

*967OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Constitutionally protected property rights in a public office "are created and their dimensions are defined” by, among other things, State law (Board of Regents v Roth, 408 US 564, 577; Greene v McGuire, 683 F2d 32, 34). While this State’s Civil Service Law certainly creates a protected property interest in a police officer’s position, Public Officers Law § 30 (1) (e) mandates that a public office automatically becomes vacant upon an officer’s "conviction of a felony”. This provision was enacted…