Opinion
216 A.D.2d 17 627 N.Y.S.2d 634 In re Application of Craig McKERNAN, Petitioner, For a Judgment, etc., v. Raymond W. KELLY, etc., et al., Respondents. Supreme Court of New York, First Department June 6, 1995.
R.E. Kerno, for petitioner.
P.S. Dolgow, for respondents.
Before SULLIVAN, J.P., and ROSENBERGER, WALLACH and ROSS, JJ.
MEMORANDUM DECISION.
Determination of respondent Police Commissioner dated November 23, 1993, suspending petitioner from his duties as a police officer for 30 days and placing him on disciplinary probation for 1 year, unanimously confirmed, the petition denied and the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, New York County [Angela Mazzarelli, J.], entered on or about April 12, 1994), dismissed without costs and without disbursements. Substantial evidence supports respondents' determination that petitioner wrongfully pointed his firearm at two civilians without just cause, placing them in fear of imminent danger (Pell v. Board of Education, 34 N.Y.2d 222, 356 N.Y.S.2d 833, 313 N.E.2d 321), and the penalty imposed was not disproportionate to the offense (id., at 232-235, 356 N.Y.S.2d 833, 313 N.E.2d 321).