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MEREDITH v. POLICE COMMISSION

182 Conn. 138 (1980)

RANDALL MEREDITH v. POLICE COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF NEW CANAAN ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Wise, with whom, on the brief, was Robert P. Layton, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Frank W. Murphy, for the appellees (defendants).

COTTER, C. J., BOGDANSKI, PETERS, PARSKEY and D. SHEA, JS.

PARSKEY, J.

This dispute began on January 3, 1978, when the plaintiff filed a written complaint with the New Canaan police department alleging that a police officer used excessive force on a prisoner in his custody. After a preliminary investigation, the chief of police brought the charges to the attention of the police trial board1 (hereinafter the board), which considered the charges in closed sessions on February 16 and 23, 1978. Except...

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