Case Name: In the Matter of Walter W. Fields, Petitioner, v. John L. Barry, as Commissioner of the Suffolk County Police Department, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1975-10-06
Citations: 49 A.D.2d 877
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Walter W. Fields, Petitioner, v John L. Barry, as Commissioner of the Suffolk County Police Department, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 49
Pages: 877–877

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Walter W. Fields, Petitioner, v John L. Barry, as Commissioner of the Suffolk County Police Department, Respondent.

Opinion:
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to annul a determination of respondent, dated October 13, 1972, made after a hearing, which found petitioner guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and dismissed him from the Suffolk County Police Department. Determination confirmed and proceeding dismissed, with $20 costs and disbursements. The determination, based on the entire record in this proceeding, is supported by substantial evidence and the punishment imposed is not so disproportionate to the offense as to be shocking to one's sense of fairness. Rabin, Acting P. J., Hopkins, Christ, Munder and Shapiro, JJ., concur.