Hardin v. Brookins

Carley, Justice.

In 1982, Anthony Brookins pled nolo contendere in Florida to a charge of possession of diazepam, which is a controlled substance. Subsequently, he moved to Georgia and, in 1998, was elected to the Seminole County Board of Education. Bobby Hardin is a citizen and taxpayer of that county and, in that capacity, he filed a quo warranto action challenging Brookins’ eligibility to hold office. Hardin relied on OCGA § 45-2-1 (3), which provides that a person is ineligible to hold public office if she or he has been

finally convicted and sentenced for any felony involving moral…