context: The hearing officer made this finding after he considered the entire constellation of facts, including the testimony from the District's witnesses and the evidence of its collective actions leading up to Ritzert's noncompliance. The finding is an inference based on a credibility determination that the hearing officer was both empowered and expected to make as a neutral adjudicator.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 748 P.2d 1286, 1286-87
citation_a.parenthetical: "The funetion of the hearing officer is to review the evidence and testimony, to assess the credibility of the witnesses and to weigh conflicting evidence, [and] to draw reasonable inferences from the facts. ..."
citation_a.sentence: deKoevend, 688 P.2d at 226 ("It is the hearing officer, rather than the board, who 'is empowered to assess credibility, weigh conflicting evidence and draw factual inferences from the testimony and exhibits introduced by the parties.'" (quoting Ricci, 627 P.2d at 1119)); see also Blaine, 748 P.2d at 1286-87 ("The funetion of the hearing officer is to review the evidence and testimony, to assess the credibility of the witnesses and to weigh conflicting evidence, [and] to draw reasonable inferences from the facts. ...").
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 688 P.2d 226, 226
citation_b.parenthetical: "It is the hearing officer, rather than the board, who 'is empowered to assess credibility, weigh conflicting evidence and draw factual inferences from the testimony and exhibits introduced by the parties.'" (quoting Ricci, 627 P.2d at 1119
citation_b.sentence: deKoevend, 688 P.2d at 226 ("It is the hearing officer, rather than the board, who 'is empowered to assess credibility, weigh conflicting evidence and draw factual inferences from the testimony and exhibits introduced by the parties.'" (quoting Ricci, 627 P.2d at 1119)); see also Blaine, 748 P.2d at 1286-87 ("The funetion of the hearing officer is to review the evidence and testimony, to assess the credibility of the witnesses and to weigh conflicting evidence, [and] to draw reasonable inferences from the facts. ...").