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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

No. 95-C-1950

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, OFFICE OF STATE POLICE Versus MICHAEL J. MENSMAN
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE PER CURIAM*: The defendant, Michael Mensman, has been a Louisiana State Trooper for the past twenty years. He was terminated from his

position with the State Police on May 14, 1993, for dereliction of duty, lying to his superiors, and making false reports. He

appealed to the State Police Commission1 contending that there was insufficient cause to support his termination, particularly since he was suffering from depression during the period he committed the charged infractions. The Commission agreed with him and reduced the termination to a suspension. The appeal by the Department of

Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police ("State Police") was unsuccessful. The court of appeal affirmed the action

Because of the vacancy created by the resignation of Dennis, J., now a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, there was no justice designated "not on panel" under Rule IV, Part II,

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