Beauchamp v. Smith

Marshall, Justice.

The Butts County grand jury, in its investigation of the office of the appellant Tax Commissioner of Butts County, conducted a hearing. The appellant attended the hearing in person, waiving his right to counsel, and made a statement at the close of the evidence. The presentments of the grand jury recommended that the appellee District Attorney of the Flint Judicial Circuit file a petition for removal of the appellant from office for malpractice in office, which the appellee did. The trial judge denied the commissioner’s motion to dismiss the petition, and we granted his…