Legal Opinion
Eaves v. Harris
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 16, 1988No. 45233PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Justice.
On October 16, 1987, Fulton County Commissioner A. Reginald Eaves was indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of violations of the Hobbs Act, 18 USCA § 1951 et seq. The charges involved taking bribes from an agent posing as a developer seeking changes in zoning. Anticipating implementation of OCGA § 45-5-6, which provides that a public official under a felony indictment may be suspended from office, Eaves and two voters from his district brought this action to enjoin the Governor and the Attorney General from proceeding under the statute, contending the act is…
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