Supreme Court Reinstates UNLV Police Officer
The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the firing of a UNLV police officer was too severe a punishment for punching out his wife's boyfriend.
The court directed that Evan Carney be reinstated and that a discipline short of dismissal should be imposed on the officer, who had an exemplary record at UNLV.
Carney said he saw a man and his wife, and he followed them to a parking lot of a supermarket. The man was knocked to the ground and suffered a slight cut to the head, but he declined to press criminal charges against Carney.
The Supreme Court said “no reasonable mind could conclude that termination was warranted here.” The court said the decision of the hearing officer to uphold the firing “was arbitrary and capricious.”
The court directed that Evan Carney be reinstated and that a discipline short of dismissal should be imposed on the officer, who had an exemplary record at UNLV.
Carney said he saw a man and his wife, and he followed them to a parking lot of a supermarket. The man was knocked to the ground and suffered a slight cut to the head, but he declined to press criminal charges against Carney.
The Supreme Court said “no reasonable mind could conclude that termination was warranted here.” The court said the decision of the hearing officer to uphold the firing “was arbitrary and capricious.”
Posted by Site Administrator at 2/13/2010 4:53 PM 
Categories: Terri Patraw
Tags: Terri Patraw University of Nevada Reno
Categories: Terri Patraw
Tags: Terri Patraw University of Nevada Reno
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