The appellant police officer appealed a disciplinary decision requiring him to resign or be summarily dismissed after pleading guilty to neglect of duty, deceit, and discreditable conduct.
The charges arose from an incident where the officer left his shift without permission to drive relatives to the US border, used his police identification to facilitate crossing, and subsequently falsified his duty book.
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission dismissed the appeal, finding sufficient evidence to support the convictions, rejecting the application of the Kienapple principle to disciplinary proceedings, and concluding the penalty was not excessive.
