Gipson v. Bowers

Grady L. Gipson, as a concerned citizen, brought suit against Governor Zell Miller, Attorney General Michael Bowers, and the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council for failure to perform official duties in that the defendants have refused to remove from office Wesley Walraven, Sheriff of Forsyth County. Gipson charges Walraven has committed numerous crimes against citizens of Georgia. The lower court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss, concluding that it was without authority to compel the defendants to remove Sheriff Walraven from office. Gipson appeals, and we affirm.

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