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ŠĢņņóóŌ#†¼H»XX™” #ŌŌ‡X™X»¼HŌÓ  ÓŃ€zć ŃŃ8€™XXdģXXdģ8ŃŌ‡X™XXX™Ōą  ąJudy€Rodriguez€(š šRodriguezšš)€was€terminated€by€Defendant,€Metropolitan€Government€ofŠ $$t# ŠNashville€and€Davidson€County€(š šMetropolitanšš),€after€eight€and€one€half€years€of€service€as€aŠ %` $ Šcivilian€employee€with€the€Metropolitan€Police€Department.€€At€the€time€of€her€termination,Š ü%L!% ŠRodriguez€was€employed€in€the€departmentššs€Records€and€Teleserve€Division,€where€she€had€accessŠ č&8"& Što€confidential€information€concerning€police€operations.Š Ō'$#' ŠĢą  ąIn€September€of€1998,€during€the€course€of€a€drug€investigation€involving€Laurie€Perry,€theŠ ¬)ü$) Šmother€of€Rodriguezššs€grandson,€vice€officers€received€a€tip€from€a€confidential€informantŠ ˜*č%* Šconcerning€possible€criminal€evidence€located€at€Rodriguezššs€home.€€Vice€officers€learned€thatŠ „+Ō&+ Šā āRodriguez€received€approximately€$16,000.00€in€cashierššs€checks€from€Perry.€€According€to€theŠ p,Ą',ż Šinformation,€the€checks€were€stashed€in€a€storage€box€underneath€Rodriguezššs€bed.€€A€subsequentŠ ° Šsearch€of€Rodriguezššs€home€substantiated€the€informantššs€tip.Š œģ Šā āĢą  ąOn€September€16,€1998,€officers€from€the€Metropolitan€Police€Department€interviewedŠ tÄ ŠRodriguez€at€work€regarding€her€association€with€Perry.€€Rodriguez€admitted€to€holding€the€moneyŠ `° Šfor€Perry,€but€insisted€that€her€association€with€Perry€was€turbulent€and€limited€only€to€instances€inŠ L œ Šwhich€Rodriguez€picked€up€her€grandson€for€court„ordered€visitation.€€Rodriguez€furtherŠ 8 ˆ Šacknowledged€that€she€was€aware€that€Perry€had€at€least€one€prior€drug€arrest€in€1991.׃ ׯ ƒ #ĆŻņņŚ  Ś1Ś  ŚóóŻ  Ż×  ׀€AlthoughŠ $ t ŠRodriguez€admitted€that€the€money€belonged€to€Perry,€she€denied€receiving€the€money€from€Perry,Š  ` Šforcing€the€officers€to€probe€Rodriguez€for€the€identity€of€the€person€who€delivered€the€checks.€€AfterŠ ü L  Šinitially€refusing€to€identify€the€courier,€Rodriguez,€at€the€urging€of€the€vice€officers,€broke€silenceŠ č 8  Šand€identified€her€friend,€James€Powell,€as€the€person€who€delivered€the€checks€for€Perry.€€RodriguezŠ Ō$  Šclaimed€that€Powell€told€her€that€Perry€wanted€Rodriguez€to€hold€the€money€because€someone€hadŠ Ą  Štried€to€break€into€Perryššs€home€to€steal€the€money.׃Üׯ ƒ #ĆŻņņŚ  Ś2Ś  ŚóóŻ  Ż×  ׊ ¬ü  ŠĢą  ąThe€officers€also€questioned€Rodriguez€about€her€association€with€her€son,€Ricky€RodriguezŠ „Ō  Š(š šRickyšš).€€Specifically,€the€officers€inquired€into€whether€Rodriguez€was€aware€of€Rickyššs€priorŠ pĄ Šdrug€arrests€and€current€involvement€in€š šthe€marijuana€business.šš€€After€denying€knowledge€ofŠ \¬ ŠRickyššs€present€involvement€with€drugs€and€answering€a€few€background€questions€regarding€herŠ H˜ Šboyfriend€William€Smith€(š šSmithšš),€Rodriguez€consented€to€the€officersšš€request€to€search€her€homeŠ 4„ Šfor€the€checks.€€The€search€produced€the€checks,€but€uncovered€no€other€evidence€linking€RodriguezŠ  p Šwith€any€potential€crime.Š  \ ŠĢą  ąUpon€concluding€their€search€of€Rodriguezššs€home,€the€officers€asked€Rodriguez€toŠ ä4 Šparticipate€in€two€controlled€calls,€one€to€Perry,€and€the€other€to€Powell.€€With€vice€officers€presentŠ Š  Šand€recording€the€conversation,€Rodriguez€first€telephoned€Perry€to€inform€her€of€the€search€andŠ ¼  Šseizure€of€the€money.€€During€this€conversation,€Perry€made€š šsuspicious€or€damagingšš€statementsŠ Øų Šthat€š šconcernedšš€vice€officers.׃ˆ ׯ ƒ #ĆŻņņŚ  Ś3Ś  ŚóóŻ  Ż×  ׀€Specifically,€the€officers€were€concerned€with€Rodriguezššs€statementŠ ”ä Šthat€if€she€š šhad€known€that€[the€money€was€dope€money]€I€could€have€put€it€somewhere€else.šš€€TheŠ ° Šofficers€were€further€concerned€by€Rodriguezššs€suggestion€that€she€and€Perry€get€together€toŠ œģ Šdetermine€what€Rodriguez€was€going€to€tell€the€police€about€the€money.Š ˆŲ ŠĢą  ąRodriguez€made€a€second€controlled€call€moments€later€to€Powell.€€During€the€conversation,Š `° ŠRodriguez€informed€Powell€of€her€interview€with€Metropolitan€officers€and€the€fact€that€she€hadŠ L œ Šrevealed€Powellššs€involvement.€€Powell€responded€by€stating,€š šI€got€to€clean€my€house€out.šš×ƒ ׯ ƒ #ĆŻņņŚ  Ś4Ś  ŚóóŻ  Ż×  ׀€PowellŠ 8 ˆ Šfurther€asserted€that€he€would€corroborate€Rodriguezššs€statement€to€officers€€that€she€was€told€byŠ $ t ŠPowell€that€the€money€was€being€entrusted€to€Rodriguez€because€someone€tried€to€break€into€PerryššsŠ  ` Šhome.€€The€monitoring€officers€interpreted€Powellššs€statement€as€evidence€that€Rodriguezššs€storyŠ ü L  Šwas€fabricated.Š č 8  ŠĢą  ąOn€June€8,€1999,€Rodriguez€was€charged€with€violating€General€Order€€95„19,€Section€VI,Š Ą  ŠPersonal€Behavior,€Part€T€„€Association€with€Criminals,€which€states:€Š ¬ü  ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ąAn€employee€shall€not€knowingly€associate€with€persons€convictedŠ „Ō  Šof€felonious€criminal€offenses€or€those€who€have€shown€a€pattern€ofŠ pĄ Šcriminal€behavior,€except€in€the€performance€of€duty.Š\¬` x` x ŠĢMetropolitan€found€that€Rodriguez€violated€this€order€as€a€result€of€her€knowing€association€withŠ 4„ ŠPerry,€Rodriguezššs€two€sons,€Ricky€and€Gary€Rodriguez€(š šGaryšš),€and€Smith,€all€of€whom€had€priorŠ  p Šfelony€convictions.Š  \ ŠĢą  ąOn€March€11,€1999,€Rodriguez€voluntarily€consented€to€a€polygraph€examination.€CaptainŠ ä4 ŠJoe€Ogg€(š šOggšš)€of€the€Internal€Security€Section€administered€the€examination.€€Although€OggŠ Š  Šstated€that€it€was€his€belief€that€Rodriguez€truthfully€revealed€that€she€did€not€know€or€suspect€thatŠ ¼  Šthe€checks€came€from€the€sale€of€drugs,€he€failed€to€ask€Rodriguez€about€her€associations€with€Perry,Š Øų ŠRicky,€Gary,€or€Smith.€€A€continuation€polygraph€was€administered€on€April€29,€1999,€but€the€resultsŠ ”ä Šof€the€examination€were€lost.Š €Š ŠĢą  ąFollowing€Metropolitanššs€investigation€into€the€charges,€a€hearing€was€held€before€theŠ X Ø Šdepartmentššs€disciplinary€board€on€July€23,€1999.€€After€listening€to€evidence€presented€byŠ D!” ŠRodriguez€and€the€investigating€officers,€the€board€recommended€that€Rodriguez€be€terminatedŠ 0"€  Špursuant€to€Chapter€6,€Section€6.7(11),€for€violation€of€General€Order€95„19,€Section€VI,€PersonalŠ #l! ŠBehavior,€Part€T€„€Association€with€Criminals.€€Assistant€Chief€Charles€Smith€concurred€with€theŠ $X" Šboardššs€recommendation€and€ordered€termination€of€Rodriguezššs€employment€effective€July€24,Š ō$D # Š1999.Š ą%0!$ ŠŠ Ģ&"% Šą  ąRodriguez€appealed€her€termination€to€the€Civil€Service€Commission€(š šCommissionšš)€onŠ ° ŠJuly€27,€1999.€€Administrative€Judge€Margaret€Robertson€(š šALJšš)€was€assigned€to€the€appeal,€andŠ œģ Ša€hearing€was€held€on€March€8,€2000.€€On€July€31,€2000,€the€ALJ€entered€an€initial€order€upholdingŠ ˆŲ ŠRodriguezššs€termination.€€The€ALJ€found€that€Metropolitan€had€just€cause€to€find€Rodriguez€guiltyŠ tÄ Šof€violating€General€Order€95„19,€as€she€knowingly€associated€with€Perry,€Smith,€and€her€two€sons,Š `° Šwhich€association€violated€Chapter€C,€Section€6„7€(11)€of€the€Rules€of€the€Metropolitan€Civil€ServiceŠ L œ ŠCommission€providing€for€disciplinary€action,€including€discharge.Š 8 ˆ ŠĢą  ąOn€August€23,€2000,€Rodriguez€opposed€the€ruling€of€the€ALJ€and€appealed€the€decision€toŠ  ` Šthe€Civil€Service€Commission.€€On€September€12,€2000,€the€Commission€held€a€review€of€the€initialŠ ü L  Šorder.€€At€this€hearing,€Rodriguez€petitioned€the€Commission€to€enter€the€Internal€Affairs€SecurityŠ č 8  ŠInvestigation€file€for€this€case€into€the€Technical€Record.€€Rodriguez€argued€that€the€file€was€notŠ Ō$  Šoriginally€entered€into€the€record€or€considered€by€the€judge.€€On€September€25,€2000,€theŠ Ą  ŠCommission€remanded€this€issue€to€the€ALJ€for€a€determination€of€whether€the€file€was€entered€intoŠ ¬ü  Šthe€record€and€appropriately€considered€by€the€judge,€and,€if€not,€whether€there€was€an€excusableŠ ˜č  Šreason€justifying€the€omission.Š „Ō  ŠĢą  ąWithout€the€aid€of€the€ALJššs€guidance,€both€parties€agreed€on€October€10,€2000,€that€theŠ \¬ ŠInternal€Affairs€file€should€be€placed€into€the€record.€€On€November€6,€2000,€the€ALJ€refused€toŠ H˜ Šconsider€the€results€from€Rodriguezššs€polygraph€tests,€and€denied€her€request€to€enter€the€tests€intoŠ 4„ Šthe€Technical€Record.€€On€December€12,€2000,€the€Commission€considered€Rodriguezššs€appeal€and,Š  p Šby€final€order,€affirmed€the€initial€order€terminating€Ms.€Rodriguezššs€employment.Š  \ ŠĢą  ąRodriguez€petitioned€the€chancery€court€for€review€of€the€Commissionššs€final€order.€€ByŠ ä4 Šorder€filed€July€16,€2001,€the€court€affirmed€the€Commissionššs€decision,€finding€that€there€wasŠ Š  Šsubstantial€and€material€evidence€in€the€record€to€support€the€Commissionššs€conclusion€thatŠ ¼  ŠRodriguez€knowingly€associated€with€Perry€and€violated€the€subject€general€order.€€As€a€result€of€thisŠ Øų Šfinding,€the€court€determined€that€it€was€unnecessary€to€consider€whether€Rodriguez€knowinglyŠ ”ä Šassociated€with€Smith€or€her€two€sons.€€Upon€the€trial€courtššs€denial€of€Rodriguezššs€motion€alter€orŠ €Š Šamend€the€judgment,€Rodriguez€appeals€and€presents€four€issues€for€review,€as€stated€in€her€brief:€Š l¼ ŠĢ€ą8  ąą8` Š Š ą(1)€Whether€there€was€substantial€and€material€evidence€in€the€recordŠ D!” Što€support€a€finding€that€Rodriguez€knowingly€associated€with€felonsŠ 0"€  Šor€persons€involved€in€criminal€activity;€Š#l!` x` x ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ą(2)€Whether€the€ALJššs€refusal€to€consider€the€admission€of€theŠ ō$D # ŠInternal€Affairs€file€into€evidence€constituted€an€abuse€of€discretionŠ ą%0!$ Šwhich€adversely€affected€Rodriguezššs€right€to€a€fair€hearing;€ŠĢ&"%` x` x ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ą(3)€Whether€the€ALJššs€refusal€to€admit€Rodriguezššs€polygraph€resultsŠ ¤(ō#' Šinto€evidence€was€an€abuse€of€discretion€that€adversely€affected€herŠ )ą$( Šright€to€a€fair€hearing;€and€Š|*Ģ%)` x` x ŠŠ h+ø&* Šą8  ąą8` Š Š ą(4)€Whether€General€Order€95„19,€Section€VI,€Part€7,€wasŠ ° Šunconstitutional€as€applied€to€Rodriguez.€Šœģ` x` x ŠĢą  ąMs.€Rodriguez€asserts€in€her€first€issue€that€there€was€no€substantial€or€material€evidence€toŠ tÄ Šsupport€a€finding€that€she€violated€general€order€25„19,€Section€VI,€Section€T.€€The€standard€ofŠ `° Šreview€for€the€chancellor€on€appeal€of€administrative€proceedings€is€governed€by€T.C.A.€Ō#†X™XXX™s #ŌŌ‡ XHq XXX™ŌššŌ#†X™X X XHqŪ:#ŌŌ‡X™XXX™Ō€4„5„322Š L œ Š(h)(1998)€as€follows:Š 8 ˆ ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ąThe€court€may€affirm€the€decision€of€the€agency€or€remand€the€caseŠ  ` Šfor€further€proceedings.€€The€court€may€reverse€or€modify€theŠ ü L  Šdecision€if€the€rights€of€the€petitioner€have€been€prejudiced€becauseŠ č 8  Šthe€administrative€findings,€inferences,€conclusions€or€decisions€are:ŠŌ$ ` x` x ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ą(1)€In€violation€of€constitutional€or€statutory€provisions;Ьü ` x` x Šą  ąą ` ą(2)€In€excess€of€the€statutory€authority€of€the€agency;Š ˜č  Šą  ąą ` ą(3)€Made€upon€unlawful€procedure;Š „Ō  Šą8  ąą8` Š Š ą(4)€Arbitrary€or€capricious€or€characterized€by€abuse€of€discretion€orŠ pĄ Šclearly€unwarranted€exercise€of€discretion;€or€Š\¬` x` x Šą8  ąą8` Š Š ą(5)€Unsupported€by€evidence€which€is€both€substantial€and€materialŠ H˜ Šin€the€light€of€the€entire€record.Š4„` x` x ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ąIn€determining€the€substantiality€of€evidence,€the€court€shall€take€intoŠ  \ Šaccount€whatever€in€the€record€fairly€detracts€from€its€weight,€but€theŠ ųH Šcourt€shall€not€substitute€its€judgment€for€that€of€the€agency€as€to€theŠ ä4 Šweight€of€the€evidence€on€questions€of€fact.ŠŠ ` x` x Šņ ņņņóóó óĢņ ņņņóóó óą0  ąThe€scope€of€review€in€this€Court€is€the€same€as€in€the€trial€court,€to€review€findings€of€€ŠØų(#(# Šfact€of€the€administrative€agency€upon€the€standard€of€substantial€and€material€evidence.€€ņ ņņņGluck€v.Š ”ä ŠCivil€Serv.€Ō_ŌCommššnŌ_Ōó óóó,€15€S.W.3d€486€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1999).€€Although€what€amounts€to€substantialŠ €Š Šand€material€evidence€is€not€clearly€defined€by€the€subject€statute,€it€is€generally€understood€that€š šitŠ l¼ Šrequires€something€less€than€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence,€(citations€omitted)€but€more€than€aŠ X Ø Šscintilla€or€glimmer.šš€€ņ ņņņWayne€County€v.€Tennessee€Solid€Waste€Disposal€Control€Bd.ó óóó,€756€S.W.2dŠ D!” Š274,€280€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1988).€€š šSubstantial€evidence€is€not€limited€to€direct€evidence€but€may€alsoŠ 0"€  Šinclude€circumstantial€evidence€or€the€inferences€reasonably€drawn€from€direct€evidence.šš€€ņ ņņņIdó óóó.€atŠ #l! Š280.Š $X" ŠĢą  ąAlthough€this€Court€may€consider€evidence€in€the€record€that€detracts€from€the€weight€of€theŠ ą%0!$ Ševidence,€the€Court€is€not€allowed€to€substitute€its€judgment€for€that€of€the€agency€concerning€theŠ Ģ&"% Šweight€of€the€evidence.€€T.C.A.€Ō#†X™XXX™!;#ŌŌ‡ XHq XXX™ŌššŌ#†X™X X XHqĘF#ŌŌ‡X™XXX™Ō€4„5„322€(h);€ņ ņņņsee€also€Gluck€v.€Civil€Serv.€Ō_ŌCommššnŌ_Ōó óóó,€15€S.W.2dŠ ø'#& Š486€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1999).€€The€evidence€before€the€administrative€body€must€be€such€relevantŠ ¤(ō#' Ševidence€as€a€reasonable€mind€might€accept€as€adequate€to€support€a€rational€conclusion€such€as€toŠ )ą$( Šfurnish€a€reasonable€sound€basis€for€the€action€taken.€€ņ ņņņId.ó óóó€at€490.€€Š |*Ģ%) ŠŠ h+ø&* Šą  ąThe€technical€record€in€this€case€includes,€among€other€documents,€a€written€transcript€ofŠ ° ŠRodriguezššs€recorded€interview€with€vice€officers€on€September€16,€1998,€transcripts€of€theŠ œģ Šcontrolled€calls€Rodriguez€made€to€Perry€and€Powell€later€that€day,€and€a€transcript€of€the€hearingŠ ˆŲ Šheld€before€the€ALJ€in€March€of€2000.€€Based€on€the€evidence€contained€within€these€documents,Š tÄ Šwe€uphold€the€chancery€courtššs€determination€that€there€is€substantial€and€material€evidence€in€theŠ `° Šrecord€to€find€that€Rodriguez€violated€the€general€order€prohibiting€knowing€association€with€felonsŠ L œ Šor€persons€engaged€in€a€course€of€criminal€conduct.Š 8 ˆ ŠĢą  ąTo€summarize€Rodriguezššs€position€in€this€case,€she€contends€that€Metropolitan€lacked€anyŠ  ` Šfactual€evidence€to€establish€that€she€engaged€in€a€knowing€association€with€Perry.€€StatedŠ ü L  Šdifferently,€Rodriguez€argues€that€she€had€no€knowledge€or€reason€to€believe€that€the€money€was€theŠ č 8  Šproceeds€of€illegal€drug€sales.€€Rodriguez€further€argues€that€she€was€aware€of€Perryššs€1991€drugŠ Ō$  Šconviction,€but€maintains€that€she€did€not€know€or€have€reason€to€believe€that€Perry€was€a€š šmajorŠ Ą  Šplayeršš€in€the€drug€dealing€industry€at€the€time€she€accepted€the€money.€€The€documents€in€the€recordŠ ¬ü  Šcast€a€suspicious€light€on€Rodriguezššs€argument.€€The€transcript€of€proceedings€provides€the€richestŠ ˜č  Šsource€of€substantial€and€material€evidence€refuting€Rodriguezššs€story€and€supporting€theŠ „Ō  ŠCommissionššs€decision€to€terminate.Š pĄ ŠĢą  ąDuring€the€course€of€the€administrative€hearing,€several€individuals€were€called€to€testifyŠ H˜ Šbefore€the€ALJ.€€Among€those€called€were€Lieutenant€Percy€Smith,€Assistant€Chief€Charles€Smith,Š 4„ ŠOfficer€Jesse€Franklin€Burchwell,€and€Rodriguez.€€The€testimony€offered€by€Lieutenant€Smith,Š  p ŠAssistant€Chief€Smith,€and€Officer€Burchwell€painted€a€consistent€and€rational€picture€of€a€knowingŠ  \ Šassociation€between€Rodriguez€and€Perry.€€Lieutenant€Smith€and€Assistant€Chief€Smith€bothŠ ųH Šconcluded€that€Rodriguezššs€acceptance€of€the€cashierššs€checks€from€Powell,€on€behalf€of€Perry,Š ä4 Šconstituted€strong€evidence€of€a€knowing€association.€€They€further€testified€that€RodriguezššsŠ Š  Šš šinconsistentšš€explanations€for€the€reasons€Perry€asked€her€to€hold€the€money€cast€suspicion€uponŠ ¼  ŠRodriguezššs€claim€that€she€lacked€any€knowledge€that€criminal€activity€was€afoot.€€Lieutenant€SmithŠ Øų Šnoted€that€in€her€original€statement€given€to€Vice€on€September€16,€1998,€Rodriguez€stated€that€PerryŠ ”ä Šwanted€her€to€hold€the€money€because€š šsomeone€was€breaking€in€her€house€and€she€didnššt€wantŠ €Š Šanything€to€happen€to€it.šš€€It€wasnššt€until€after€this€initial€statement,€that€Rodriguez€mentioned€thatŠ l¼ ŠPerry€wanted€her€to€hold€the€money€because€it€was€for€Rodriguezššs€grandsonššs€education.׃ׯ ƒ #ĆŻņņŚ  Ś5Ś  ŚóóŻ  Ż×  ׀€AssistantŠ X Ø ŠChief€Smith€noted€Rodriguez€subsequently€offered€a€third€explanation€for€the€money,€claiming€it€wasŠ D!” Šfrom€Perryššs€business.Š 0"€  ŠĢą  ąIn€their€testimony,€the€Assistant€Chief€Smith€and€Officer€Burchwell€both€concluded€thatŠ $X" ŠRodriguez€was€aware,€or€at€least€should€have€been€aware€based€on€the€circumstances,€that€the€moneyŠ ō$D # Šwas€the€proceeds€of€past€drug€deals.€€Assistant€Chief€Smith€noted€that€the€money€itself€š šwas€veryŠ ą%0!$ Šunusual€because€it€was€in€cashierššs€checks,€and€there€were€safer€ways€of€taking€care€of€that€moneyŠ Ģ&"% Šsuch€as€in€bank€accounts....šš€€Officer€Burchwell€testified€that€the€fact€that€Perry€used€a€third€partyŠ ø'#& Što€deliver€the€money€to€Rodriguez,€and€the€fact€that€Rodriguez€hid€the€money€in€a€safe€boxŠ ° Šunderneath€her€bed,€created€an€air€of€suspicion€with€regard€to€the€source€or€purpose€of€the€money.Š œģ ŠĢą  ąRodriguezššs€personal€relationship€with€Perry€also€raised€suspicion€among€law€enforcementŠ tÄ Šofficials.€€To€reiterate,€the€record€indicates€that€Perry€is€the€mother€of€Rodriguezššs€grandson.€€RickyŠ `° ŠRodriguez€is€the€father€of€the€child,€however,€he€and€Perry€never€married.€€In€his€testimony,Š L œ ŠLieutenant€Smith€noted€that€he€found€it€š šstrangešš€that€Perry€would€entrust€Rodriguez,€a€non„familyŠ 8 ˆ Šmember,€with€$16,000.00€in€spite€of€their€admittedly€tense€and€often€unfriendly€relationship.Š $ t ŠĢą  ąRodriguezššs€hesitance€to€identify€Powell,€and€her€controlled€conversation€with€him€onŠ ü L  ŠSeptember€16,€were€also€considered€by€law€enforcement€officials€as€evidence€that€Rodriguez€wasŠ č 8  Šknowingly€associated€with€convicted€felons€or€persons€involved€in€a€pattern€of€criminal€activity.€Š Ō$  ŠDuring€his€direct€examination,€Lieutenant€Smith€expressed€concern€regarding€this€hesitation,€andŠ Ą  Šstated€that€if€š šthings€are€on€the€up„and„upšš€Rodriguez€should€not€have€felt€like€she€had€to€hideŠ ¬ü  ŠPowellššs€identity.€€Assistant€Chief€Smith€shared€the€Lieutenantššs€suspicions,€noting€that€during€theŠ ˜č  Šcontrolled€call€Powell€responded€to€news€that€police€had€questioned€Rodriguez€about€the€money€byŠ „Ō  Šstating€š šI€got€to€clean€my€house€out.šš€€Immediately€after€Powell€offered€this€statement,€the€ChiefŠ pĄ Šnoted€that€Vice€proceeded€to€Powellššs€home€and€discovered€drugs€on€the€premises.€€The€ChiefŠ \¬ Šconcluded€that€š šthe€nature€of€the€call€was€such€that€it€made€me€think€that€she€would€have€known€thatŠ H˜ Šthe€money€was€drug€money.ššŠ 4„ ŠĢą  ąIn€her€cross€examination€of€Rodriguez€at€the€administrative€proceeding,€MetropolitanššsŠ  \ Šcounsel€highlighted€suspicious€events€that€the€Commission€considered€substantial€and€materialŠ ųH Ševidence€to€support€its€decision€to€terminate.€€Specifically,€Metropolitan€pointed€out€that€RodriguezŠ ä4 Šunexpectedly€received€$16,000.00€in€cashierššs€checks€from€a€third€party,€but€never€bothered€toŠ Š  Šcontact€Perry€to€ask€her€exactly€why€she€was€to€hold€the€money.€€Furthermore,€Rodriguez€admittedŠ ¼  Šthat€she€didnššt€even€know€Powell€and€Perry€were€acquaintances€when€she€received€the€money,€yetŠ Øų Šshe€never€questioned€Powell€as€to€why€he€was€chosen€to€deliver€the€money.€€Metropolitan€reiteratedŠ ”ä Šits€concern€as€to€why€Perry€would€entrust€Rodriguez€with€$16,000.00€when€the€women,€accordingŠ €Š Što€Rodriguezššs€testimony,€hadnššt€spoken€in€months€and€did€not€share€a€friendly€relationship.€Š l¼ ŠRodriguez€had€no€explanation€for€Perryššs€decision,€other€than€to€suggest€that€the€money€wasŠ X Ø Šallegedly€for€her€grandsonššs€education.Š D!” ŠĢą  ąMetropolitan€also€questioned€Rodriguez€regarding€her€handling€of€the€money.€€AccordingŠ #l! Što€her€testimony,€Rodriguez€failed€to€ask€Perry€why€she€hadnššt€put€the€money€in€a€bank€account€orŠ $X" Šsafe€deposit€box€for€safekeeping;€nor,€did€Rodriguez€take€these€actions€by€her€own€initiative.€€InŠ ō$D # Šaddition,€Rodriguez€admitted€that€she€did€not€know€how€long€she€was€supposed€to€keep€the€money,Š ą%0!$ Šand€did€not€contact€Perry€to€find€out.Š Ģ&"% Šą  ąAfter€analyzing€the€evidence€contained€in€the€trial€record,€we€find€that€evidence€relied€uponŠ ø'#& Šby€the€Commission€furnishes€a€š šreasonably€sound€basis€for€the€action€under€consideration.šš€€We€findŠ ¤(ō#' Šthat€the€record€contained€substantial€and€material€evidence€that€Rodriguez€violated€General€OrderŠ )ą$( Š95„19,€Section€VI,€Personal€Behavior,€T€„€Association€with€Criminals,€by€knowingly€associating€withŠ |*Ģ%) ŠPerry.€€Finding€that€Rodriguez€violated€General€Order€95„19€by€her€association€with€Perry,€weŠ h+ø&* Šconclude,€as€the€chancery€court€did,€that€it€is€unnecessary€to€determine€whether€there€is€substantialŠ ° Šand€material€evidence€in€the€record€to€support€a€conclusion€that€Rodriguez€knowingly€associatedŠ œģ Šwith€Smith€or€her€two€sons.€€Š ˆŲ ŠĢą  ąAccordingly,€the€order€of€the€chancery€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€the€appeal€are€assessedŠ `° Šagainst€the€appellant,€Judy€Rodriguez,€and€her€surety.€€The€remaining€issues€are€Ō_ŌpretermittedŌ_Ō.Š L œ ŠŌ#†X™XXX™ G#ŌŌ#†¼H»XX™’ #ŌŌ€X™X»¼HŌĢĢĢĢą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ą__________________________________________Š č 8  Šą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.