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pos i ng di s c i pl i na r y s a nc t i ons . W e a f f i r m

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of t he e nt i r e r e c or d, i n vi ol a t i on of T. C. A . § 4- 5- 322( g- h) . T. C. A . § 4- 5- 322( g- h) pr ovi de s i n pe r t i ne nt pa r t a s f ol l ow s : ( g ) The r e vi e w

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t he de c i s i on of t he a ge nc y or r e m a n dt h e case f o r f u r t h e r pr oc e e di ngs . The c our t ma y r e v e r s e or m

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f ul pr oc e dur e ; ( 4 ) A r b i t r a r y o r cap r i c i o u s o r ch a r act e r i zedb y a bus e of di s c r e t i on or c l e a r l y unw a r r a nt e d e xe r c i s e of di s c r e t i on; or ( 5) U ns uppor t e d by e vi de nc e w hi c h i s bot h s ubs t a ntia l a n dm

a t e r i a l inth e lig h t o f th e e n tir e re - c or d. I n de t e r m

i ni ng t he s ubs t a nt i a l i t y of e vi de nc e , t he c our t s h a ll ta ke in t o acco u n t w h a t e v e r i nt h e r eco r d f a i r l y d e t r act s f r o m it s w e i gh t, bu t t he c our t s ha l l not s u b s titu t e i t s j udgm e nt f or t ha t of t he a ge nc y a s t o t he w e i ght of t he e vi de nc e on que s t i ons of f a c t . Th e t r i a l c our t de t e r m i ne d t ha t t he r e w a s no s how

i ng of a v i o l a tio no f a p p e lla n t ' s c o n s titu tio n a l r i g h t s ; th a t th e a c tio nw a s not i n e xc e s s of t he C ounc i l ' s s t a t ut or y a ut hor i t y nor m a de upon unl a w f ul pr oc e dur e . The c our t f ur t he r de t e r m i ne d t ha t t h e r e w a s s ubs t a nt i a l a nd m a t e r i a l e vi de nc e t o s uppor t t he a c t i ons of t he C i t y C ounc i l .1 R u l e 10. A

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t h e ac t i o n of t h e t r i a l cour t by or d e r w i t hout r e nde r i n g a f o r m a l opi n i on w

h e n an opi n i on w oul d have no pr e c e d e n t i a l val u e and one o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g ci r c u m

s t a n ces exi s t an d ar e d i spo s i t i v e o f t h e ap p eal : ( 1 ) th e Co u r t co n c u r s i n t h e f act s as f ound or as f ound by nec e s s a r y i m p l i c a t i on by t h e tr i a l c o u r t . ( 2 ) t h e r e i s m

a t e r i a l evi d e n c e t o s uppor t t h e ver d i c t of t h e j u r y . ( 3 ) n o r e v e r s i b l e er r o r o f l a w ap p ear s . S u c h cases m

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of t he r e c or d pe r s ua de s us t ha t t he t r i a l c our t ' s j udgm e nt w a s co r r ect i nal l r e s p ect s . A cco r d i n g l y , w

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Th i s cas e i s af f i r m e di nal l r e s p ect s . C o s t s ar e t a x e dt o t h e a p p e l l a n t . Th i s cau s e i s r e m a nde d t o t he t r i a l c our t f or t he c o lle c tio nth e r e o f . PER CU RI A M