POYTHRESS v. MOSES

39283.

250 Ga. 452 (1983)

298 S.E.2d 480

POYTHRESS v. MOSES.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Thomas D. Watry, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Alan P. Layne, for appellee.


CLARKE, Justice.

A person elected to serve as district attorney must have been a member of the State Bar of Georgia for three years immediately preceding his election. Georgia Constitution, Art. VI, Sec. XIII, Par. I (Code Ann. § 2-4201). This appeal raises the issue of the exact day on which the election occurs so as to determine whether a candidate may qualify to serve as district attorney. We are also faced with the question of whether the fact that the candidate...

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