Legal Opinion
In Re Pruitt
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 2, 1982No. 38162PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
This case involves a contempt citation against an attorney who failed to appear in court when scheduled. A hearing on the question was conducted and the trial judge found Pruitt to be in wilful contempt.
Appellant Glyndon C. Pruitt is a resident of Gwinnett County and practices law both in Gwinnett and Hall Counties. On the mornings of May 12 and May 13, 1981, the trial judge found that appellant was not present when Judge Palmour called the criminal calendar in the Superior Court of Hall County, although appellant was attorney of record for two of the defendants on the…
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