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KANSAS COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS v. HOWARD

No. 47,739

218 Kan. 248 (1975)

544 P.2d 791

KANSAS COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, Appellee, v. R.G. HOWARD AND JAMES FREEL, CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY OF TOPEKA, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 13, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald R. Hein, assistant city attorney, argued the cause, and Dan E. Turner, city attorney, was with him on the brief for the appellants.

Charles S. Scott, of Topeka, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, and Roger W. Lovett, of Topeka, were with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FOTH, C.:

The issue in this case is whether the Kansas commission on civil rights has the authority to entertain and investigate a complaint charging a city police officer with an unlawful discriminatory practice, based on the officer's decision to arrest the complainant and on the treatment afforded the complainant during the arrest and the time he is in custody.

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