MICHELLE BURNETTE v. MARYLAND NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION POLICE

Daily Record Staff//March 5, 2019//

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Administrative law — Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights — Investigation or interrogation

Appellant, Michelle Burnette, having been found guilty of several departmental infractions by an Administrative Hearing Board, was terminated from her position as a Detective with the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission Police Department (the Department). Her request for judicial review in the circuit court for Prince George’s County was unsuccessful.

On appeal to this Court, she asks: 1. Was a meeting with her superior officers an “investigation” or “interrogation” for purposes of triggering her rights under the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR)? 2. If so, was information obtained during that meeting admissible before the Administrative Hearing Board?

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