ACEVEDO v. CITY OF MUSKOGEE

No. 82396.

897 P.2d 256 (1995)

Art ACEVEDO, Appellant, v. The CITY OF MUSKOGEE, a Municipal Corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Hinkle, Patricia Clifton Smith, Tulsa, for appellant.

Terrance Ball, Asst. City Atty., Muskogee, for appellee.


KAUGER, Vice Chief Justice:

A single issue is presented: whether the decision to terminate the appellant, Art Acevedo (Acevedo/detective/employee), satisfies the requirements established by the United States Supreme Court in Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138, 103 S.Ct. 1684, 75 L.Ed.2d 708 (1983) for the dismissal of a public employee for exercising a First Amendment1...

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