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BAGGET v. GATES
Case Citation: (1982) 32 Cal. 3d 128
Quick Holding: POBRA may constitutionally be applied to charter cities such as Los Angeles. The stable employment relation between police officers and their employers is a matter of statewide concern. A decision to reassign a peace officer to a lower paying position is per se disciplinary, or punitive, in nature and requires an administrative appeal. [More Info]
GARRITY ET AL. v. NEW JERSEY
Case Citation: (1966) 385 U.S. 493
Quick Holding: Threats of removal from public office to induce one to forgo the privilege of self-incrimination renders the subsequent statement involuntary and therefore inadmissible in a state criminal proceeding. It constitutes coercion and the decision to “waive” is made under duress. [More Info]