Legal Opinion
Dowdy v. Palmour
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 16, 1983No. 39560PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
Andrew Dowdy and Douglas W. McDonald, attorneys, were held in contempt of court. Dowdy and McDonald represented a client in a probation revocation hearing before Judge James E. Palmour, III. The probationer was charged with having violated the conditions of his probation by possessing cocaine. When the state called its first witness, Dowdy asked for the rule of sequestration. The judge said: “All right. Call all witnesses around.” The assistant district attorney *136called two additional witnesses who were sworn and sent outside the courtroom.
When the state offered two…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Codispoti v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hall v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- In Re CrudupCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Baptiste v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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- Ramirez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- In Re HarveyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Cousins v. MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
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