Barbour v. Democratic Executive Committee

The qualifications for the office of sheriff are set forth in Code Ann. § 24-2801 (Ga. L. 1977, pp. 1171, 1172; 1978, pp. 244, 245). The relevant qualification in this case is § 24-2801 (c) (1), “Have not been convicted of a felony offense or any offense involving moral turpitude contrary to the laws of this State, or any other State, or the United States.” The issue here is whether the pardon eliminated the disqualification under § 24-2801 (c) (1) (F) resulting from the appellant’s previous conviction.

Since the controlling statute does not make any provision regarding the legal effect of…