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IN RE MICHAEL EDWARD BERGIN

42732.

255 Ga. 429 (1986)

341 S.E.2d 8

IN RE MICHAEL EDWARD BERGIN.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 13, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Edward Bergin, pro se.

Johnnie L. Caldwell, Jr., District Attorney, Christopher C. Edwards, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Bergin, an attorney, was convicted of criminal contempt for failing to appear in court to defend his client in a criminal case set for trial at a specific time. He was sentenced to spend 72 hours in the county jail and to pay a $500 fine. The conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. In re Bergin, 176 Ga.App. 52 (335 S.E.2d 132) (1985). We granted certiorari to...

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