Carpenter v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Carpenter was convicted in the Superior Court of Clayton County of criminal attempt to commit bribery, a crime involving moral turpitude. Thereafter, the district attorney for the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit filed in DeKalb Superior Court a petition for removal of defendant from practice of law, relying upon the provisions of Code Ann. §§ 9-501 and 9-505. After a hearing, the superior court entered an order of disbarment, from which Carpenter appeals.

Carpenter contends that the Supreme Court of Georgia has exclusive authority concerning the discipline of attorneys…