New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of Frederick H. Roge, Respondent, Against Lewis J. Valentine, as Commissioner of the Police Department…

April 11, 1939280 N.Y. 268

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and affirmed the Police Commissioner’s dismissal of Patrolman Frederick H. Roge, holding that the evidence presented was sufficient to sustain a finding of misconduct and that the departmental hearing satisfied due process requirements.