IN THE MATTER OF SWINDALL

No. S96Y0670.

468 S.E.2d 372 (1996)

266 Ga. 553

In the Matter of Patrick L. SWINDALL.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

April 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Smith, III, General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, E. Duane Cooper, Asst. Gen. Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, for State Bar of Georgia.

C. David Butler, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for Swindall.


PER CURIAM.

This disciplinary proceeding presents the question of whether disbarment is appropriate, under the circumstances of this case, following termination of an attorney's appeal rights from felony convictions for perjury. Because disbarment is generally appropriate where an attorney has been convicted of a felony involving fraud, absent mitigating circumstances not present here, we order that Patrick L. Swindall be disbarred from the practice of law.

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