Georgia Peace Officer Standards & Training Council v. Mullis

Clarke, Justice.

We are called upon to determine whether the statute establishing the qualifications for employment as a peace officer conflicts with the constitutional provision which prohibits certain persons from holding positions of trust. The trial court found such a conflict. We disagree.

Appellee Larry Theo Mullís was convicted of forgery in Bleckley County in 1966. He received a sentence of two years probation upon payment of $102.50 and restitution. Found to be fully rehabilitated in 1973, he was granted an unconditional first offender pardon by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.…