MATTER OF GANTT v. WARD


170 A.D.2d 194 (1991)

In the Matter of Jeffrey Gantt, Petitioner, v. Benjamin Ward, as Police Commissioner of The City of New York, et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

February 5, 1991


It is conceded that petitioner, in a conversation with another police officer, referred to Police Officer Smithwick as an "Uncle Tom", and that, when confronted by Officer Smithwick, petitioner confirmed his earlier remark. This finding, being conceded, was clearly supported by substantial evidence, and was in itself sufficient to sustain the charges. The penalty imposed is...

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