Supreme Court of Georgia· 6/3/2013
In re Jones
Citations
- 293 Ga. 264
- 744 S.E.2d 6
- 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 1682
- 2013 WL 2371803
- 2013 Ga. LEXIS 489
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding misdemean- or convictions for delivering contraband to inmate were violations of GRPC Rule 8.4 and warranted disbarment
- finding that misdemeanor violations of OCGA § 42-4- 13 (e) for carrying items (tobacco) across the guard line at a jail involved “moral turpitude” and warranted disbarment
- misdemeanors involving dishonesty may be crimes of moral turpitude
- “Whether a lawyer has been practicing for thirty years, or only for a few days, he ought to know that an attorney should not smuggle contraband to a client in jail. This is not the sort of case in which experience in the practice of law has any relevance to the misconduct.”
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Cited by
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- In re SaundersSupreme Court of Georgia· 2018-12-10· cited 30×
- In the Matter of Amber Cecile SaundersSupreme Court of Georgia· 2018-12-10· cited 30×
- In re DorerSupreme Court of Georgia· 2018-09-10· cited 4×
- In the Matter of David Thomas DorerSupreme Court of Georgia· 2018-09-10· cited 3×
- In the Matter of Chandra McNeil NortonSupreme Court of Georgia· 2023-01-18· cited 1×
- In the Matter of David Carleton HeadSupreme Court of Georgia· 2024-11-05· cited 1×
- In re JonesSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2013-09-25
- In the Matter of Vincent Chidozie OtuonyeSupreme Court of Georgia· 2020-08-10
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1897-11-15· cited 61×
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1979-04-05· cited 43×
- Huff v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia· 1955-10-11· cited 27×
- Holloway v. HollowaySupreme Court of Georgia· 1906-08-13· cited 22×
- Matter of WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia· 1996-01-08· cited 13×
- In the Matter of James L. BrooksSupreme Court of Georgia· 1993-11-22· cited 7×
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