CITY OF LITTLE ROCK v. HALL

No. 5-5345.

459 S.W.2d 119 (1970)

CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, Appellant, v. Lester HALL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Kemp, Little Rock, for appellant.

Gene Worsham, Little Rock, for appellee.


BROWN, Justice.

Police officer Lester Hall, appellee, was discharged by the Little Rock Chief of Police for slapping a suspected felon. On appeal to the City Civil Service Commission the discharge was upheld. The circuit court found Hall guilty of violating the regulations but concluded that the punishment should be reduced to a thirty-day suspension. The sole issue raised on appeal by the City of Little Rock is whether the circuit court had a right to reduce the...

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