Court upholds contempt ruling
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a DeKalb County judge’s decision to hold lawyer Herbert Adams Jr. in contempt for failing to be prepared for a murder trial.
In July 2011, Superior Court Judge Mark Anthony Scott halted Michael Blaine’s trial on its third day and, after convening a contempt hearing, fined Adams $500 for not being ready. On Monday, the state Supreme Court said it found sufficient proof to uphold Scott’s contempt finding. Blaine was convicted during a subsequent trial in 2012.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
