The appellant police officer appealed a penalty of forfeiture of eight days off imposed after he pleaded guilty to a major charge of neglect of duty for being absent from court without reasonable excuse.
The appellant argued the penalty was harsh and inequitable.
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission dismissed the appeal, finding that the penalty was not unduly harsh given the appellant's record of thirteen prior instances of neglect of duty, and that the presiding officer properly considered the cumulative effect of these misdemeanours.
