Termination a reasonable disciplinary penalty under the circumstances
2015 NY Slip Op 04923, Appellate Division, First Department
2015 NY Slip Op 04923, Appellate Division, First Department
Holding that substantial evidence supported the determination that the police officer “disobeyed a lawful order of her supervisor and engaged in conduct prejudicial to the good order, efficiency or discipline of the police department,” the Appellate Division said imposing the penalty of dismissal from the police force is not so disproportionate as to shock the conscience, citing Matter of Kelly v Safir, 96 NY2d 32.
The court said that the record showed that the officer “failed to obey two orders directing her to go out on assignment and then, by her actions, challenged and threatened her supervisor.”
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