Sacandy v. Walther

Hunt, Justice.

Karen Sacandy, a Rome lawyer, brought this action against the superior court judges of the Rome Judicial Circuit, challenging the circuit’s Indigent Defense Program. She sought a declaratory judgment that the Program was unlawful, and an injunction prohibiting the judges from requiring her to represent any individuals and from incarcerating her for her refusal to participate in the Program.

The Program receives state funding and was established under the Georgia Criminal Justice Act, OCGA § 17-12-1 et seq., the Georgia Indigent Defense Act, OCGA § 17-12-30 et seq. and the…