New Jersey Herald A Franklin police lieutenant suspended for allegedly misusing steroids will have to testify at his own disciplinary hearing as a witness for the borough, after a ruling Monday by the New Jersey Supreme Court. The court's decision allows attorneys representing Franklin borough and its police department to question Jeffrey Smith first, clearing the way to resume a 2019 hearing that was halted on its first day when the officer objected. Smith had contended it would be "fundamentally unfair" if he was called as the first witness, which he said would force him to testify "before he has heard a single witness testify against him."