SOJA v. PA. STATE POLICE

Nos. 1175 and 1992 C.D. 1977.

43 Pa.Commw. 226 (1979)

Ronald E. Soja, Petitioner v. Pennsylvania State Police, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

June 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Lightman, with him Mancke & Lightman, for petitioner.

Michael H. Garrety, Deputy Attorney General, with him J. Andrew Smyser, Deputy Attorney General, and Robert P. Kane, Attorney General, for respondent.

Argued February 7, 1979, before President Judge BOWMAN and Judges CRUMLISH, JR., MENCER, BLATT, DiSALLE, CRAIG and MacPHAIL. Judges WILKINSON, JR. and ROGERS did not participate.


OPINION BY JUDGE DiSALLE, June 5, 1979:

On September 22, 1977, the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police (Commissioner) ordered that Ronald E. Soja (Soja) be dismissed from his position as state police trooper, effective September 28, 1977. The Commissioner's decision was the culmination of an extensive departmental disciplinary process.

After charges had been brought against Soja by his commanding officer, the Eastern Regional Disciplinary Board of...

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