SHETTLE v. McCARTHY

No. 579S139.

423 N.E.2d 594 (1981)

John T. SHETTLE et al., Appellants (Defendants below), v. Timothy McCarthy, Appellee (Plaintiff below). John T. Shettle et al., Appellants (Defendants below) v. Richard O. Finney, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 22, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Joseph N. Stevenson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellants.

William G. Conover, Valparaiso, for appellee Timothy McCarthy.

Lawrence D. Giddings, Peyton & Giddings, Thomas A. Whitsitt, Iddings & Whitsitt, Lebanon, for appellee Richard O. Finney.


PRENTICE, Justice.

These causes have been consolidated because they are both appeals from trial court determinations that declared Ind. Code 10-1-1-4 (Burns 1973)1 to be unconstitutional. In substance, the statute makes it a misdemeanor for a State Policeman to engage in political activity.

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McCARTHY

Appellee, McCarthy, a State Policeman, was informed by...

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