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The State Police properly fired a trooper found passed out drunk in his department-issued cruiser, parked haphazardly behind headquarters, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday.
Terry G. Montgomery argued that because he was cleared of a criminal charge stemming from the October 1998 incident, the State Police should have reversed his discharge. The justices agreed with Kanawha Circuit Judge Tod Kaufman, who found enough evidence against Montgomery to justify his firing.See the full content of this document
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State Trooper's Firing Upheld
Montgomery was convicted of misdemeanor drunken dri...
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