O'HARA v. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY


367 Mass. 376 (1975)

326 N.E.2d 308

EDWARD L. O'HARA vs. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 9, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Wise for the plaintiff.

Terence P. O'Malley, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commissioner of Public Safety.

Present: TAURO, C.J., REARDON, QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, & HENNESSEY, JJ.


BRAUCHER, J.

A trooper in the uniformed branch of the State police became a candidate for city councillor in the city of Revere. He was suspended without pay pending a hearing, and after hearing his suspension was continued until election day. He was elected a city councillor, and was again suspended without pay when he was sworn into office. A judge of the Superior Court upheld the rules under which these actions were taken, and we affirm his final decree with a...

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