IN RE SPENCE

No. S02Z0460.

563 S.E.2d 129 (2002)

275 Ga. 202

In the Matter of Harold Wayne SPENCE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kilpatrick, Stockton, Michael W. Tyler, Atlanta, for Spence.

Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Rebecca S. Mick, Asst. Atty. Gen., Hulett H. Askew, for Bar Admissions.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Harold Wayne Spence appeals the decision of the Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants ("the Board") to deny his application for a certificate of fitness to practice law. While we generally are deferential to the Board in these matters, for the reasons explained below, we conclude that the Board abused its discretion in this particular case. Therefore, we reverse the Board's decision to deny Spence certification as fit to practice law in...

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