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IN RE WILLIAMS

No. 87-362.

577 A.2d 686 (1990)

In re Douglas R. WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

May 11, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry C. Brislin, City Attorney, Rutland, for plaintiff-appellant.

Cortland Corsones of Corsones and Corsones, Rutland, for defendant-appellee.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY and MORSE, JJ.

DOOLEY, Justice.

This proceeding involves district court review of the grounds and procedure for dismissing a police officer. We hold that the statute that authorizes this proceeding violates the separation of powers provision of the Vermont Constitution, Chapter II, § 5, and dismiss the proceeding.

In October of 1986, the Rutland City Police Chief gave Douglas Williams, an officer in the Rutland Police Department, a notice of dismissal without pay effective...

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