Case Name: In the Matter of the Investigation of Charges Preferred against Thomas Gorman, a Police Officer of the City of Binghamton, Appellant. Charles W. Yeomans, as Commissioner of Public Safety of the City of Binghamton, New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1925-07
Citations: 214 A.D. 830
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Investigation of Charges Preferred against Thomas Gorman, a Police Officer of the City of Binghamton, Appellant. Charles W. Yeomans, as Commissioner of Public Safety of the City of Binghamton, New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 214
Pages: 830–830

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Investigation of Charges Preferred against Thomas Gorman, a Police Officer of the City of Binghamton, Appellant. Charles W. Yeomans, as Commissioner of Public Safety of the City of Binghamton, New York, Respondent.

Opinion:
Determination reversed and Thomas Gorman reinstated to Ms position on the police force in the city of Binghamton and the proceeding remitted, with costs to said Gorman to abide the event, on the ground that in respect to the first two charges there is no substantial proof, and in respect to the other charge, in view of its nature the appellant did not have a fair trial before an impartial tribunal. All concur, Van Kirk, J., on the ground that the testimony given by Gorman on the hearing under the Walters charges could not be used against Mm in tMs proceeding; that in the statute (Second Class Cities Law, § 243) providing that " such testimony shall not be used against such witness in any criminal prosecution or proceeding whatever," the word " criminal " does not modify the word " proceeding.'! H. T. Kellogg, J., concurs on both grounds.