SOWDER v. BOARD OF POLICE COM'RS

No. KCD 28408.

553 S.W.2d 525 (1977)

William M. SOWDER, Appellant, v. BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS and John D. McNamara, Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

June 27, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Martin Kerr, Tittle & Kerr, Independence, for appellant.

Manfred Maier, Kansas City, Kansas City Police Dept., for respondents.

Before SHANGLER, P. J., and WELBORN and HIGGINS, Special Judges.


SHANGLER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant police officer Sowder was suspended without pay for sixty days by the Board of Police Commissioners for Kansas City, Missouri, for use of unnecessary force against citizen Rose Mary Neal and for his false oath that Wilbur Neal had refused the breathalyzer after request and warning of consequences, when—in fact—none was made or given.

The charges against Sowder resulted from conduct during a routine surveillance...

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