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MATTER OF SWEARINGEN

No. S98Y0695.

501 S.E.2d 200 (1998)

269 Ga. 515

In the Matter of John C. SWEARINGEN.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John C. Swearingen, Jr., Swearingen & Philips, Columbus, for John C. Swearingen.

George R. Reinhardt, Jr., Chairperson, Review Panel, Tifton, for other interested parties.

PER CURIAM.

The issue before the Court in this disciplinary matter is the appropriate discipline to impose against an attorney who has been convicted of felony possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, but who has had an otherwise unblemished career. Because of the severity of the crime, and because of the necessity of maintaining the public's confidence in the legal profession, we accept the special master's determination that disbarment is the appropriate...

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