ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The issue before us in this case is whether an administrative agency may reopen a contested case, after the hearing and after beginning its deliberations but before rendering a decision, in order to take additional testimony.
I.
John M. Zeigler is a first sergeant in the Maryland State Police (MSP). During 1986 and 1987, he was assigned to its Training Division as an instructor at the Police Academy.
On the evening of December...
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