HARDIN v. BROOKINS

No. S02A1205.

569 S.E.2d 511 (2002)

275 Ga. 477

HARDIN v. BROOKINS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

September 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Perrine, Jr., Leesburg, for appellant.

Charles C. Stewart, Jr., Donalsonville, for appellee.


CARLEY, Justice.

In 1982, Anthony Brookins pled nolo contendere in Florida to a charge of possession of diazepam, which is a controlled substance. Subsequently, he moved to Georgia and, in 1998, was elected to the Seminole County Board of Education. Bobby Hardin is a citizen and taxpayer of that county and, in that capacity, he filed a quo warranto action challenging Brookins' eligibility to hold office. Hardin relied on OCGA § 45-2-1(3), which provides that...

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