In Re Disciplinary Procedures of Phillips

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “[although we recognize that a tribunal may not consider an employee’s past record to prove a present charge, ... that past record may be considered when determining the appropriate penalty for the current offense” (internal citations omitted)
• holding there is \implicit standard of good behavior which devolves upon\ police officers
• opining that police officers are held to a high standard of conduct
• finding of misconduct unbecoming a police officer \need not be predicated upon the violation of any particular regulation or rule\
• \The obligation to act in a responsible manner is especially compelling in a case involving a law enforcement official.\
• “The obligation to act in a responsible manner is especially compelling in a ease involving a law enforcement official.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).