Attorney General Opinion No. 1978-047

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1978-047 written by Curt Thomas Schneider and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where a public officer is convicted of perjury during a prior term, arising out of a matter unrelated to the performance of his official duties or to the affairs of the municipality which he serves, the offense was widely disclosed to and known to the electorate prior to and at the time of his reelection, and there is no basis for deeming any actionable conduct to have extended into his present term, his return to office by the electorate for a succeeding term prohibits an ouster proceeding based upon the conviction occurring during the preceding term.