MATTER OF MANSFIELD v. MURPHY


21 A.D.2d 659 (1964)

In the Matter of Vincent J. Mansfield, Petitioner, v. Michael J. Murphy, as Police Commissioner of The City of New York and As Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the City of New York, Police Pension Fund, et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

May 19, 1964


Determination confirmed and the petition dismissed, without costs.

We are all in accord that the evidence was sufficient to establish petitioner's guilt. In view of what petitioner did, we cannot say that the sanction meted out was excessive. All but one of the cases cited in the dissent involved minor employees, and of those only one was a policeman. A superior officer is expected to have a greater appreciation of the responsibilities of his office, and his infractions...

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