Crudup v. State of Georgia

Hall, Judge.

1. In Garland v. State of Ga., 99 Ga. App. 826, 832 (110 SE2d 143), this court held that a judgment of contempt must contain “factual holdings setting out the misconduct on the part of the attorney such as will disclose to a reviewing court the subject matter upon which the discretion of the trial court operated.” The judgment in this case meets that test.

2. The reconciliation between an attorney’s duty to maintain respect due the courts1 and his duty to protect and advance the interests of his client2 may prove to be at times difficult. Nevertheless, it is basic that even as to…