Legal Opinion
In Re Jefferson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 25, 2008No. S07G1208PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.
In In re Jefferson, 284 Ga. App. 877 (645 SE2d 349) (2007), the Court of Appeals affirmed in a split opinion a criminal contempt adjudication rendered in Glynn County Juvenile Court against attorney Sherri Jefferson arising from statements she made while representing a minor client in a delinquency proceeding. We granted certiorari to clarify the proper standard for determining whether a lawyer’s comments during trial constitute contempt of court. Having set forth that standard below, we now vacate the judgment below and remand the case for further proceedings.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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