In the Matter of Aleck P. Sowa v. Francis B. Looney, as Commissioner of the Nassau County Police Department

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and reinstated the Police Commissioner’s dismissal of a patrolman for alleged sexual misconduct. The Court held that the polygraph evidence, though inadmissible, did not deprive the petitioner of a fair hearing and that the dismissal was supported by substantial evidence.