In re White
Georgia Supreme Court
656 S.E.2d 527 (2008)
- Written by Sharon Feldman, JD
Facts
Willie White (defendant) applied to take the Georgia bar examination. In his application, White indicated that he had been suspended from law school for one year because of plagiarism. At the end of his second year, White had submitted as his own work a paper that contained a verbatim reproduction of sections from five previously published sources. The Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants (board) did not find White’s account of how and why the plagiarism had occurred credible and gave White multiple opportunities to provide a thorough and more convincing explanation. White declined to do so. The board voted to deny White certification of fitness to practice law. White requested a formal hearing. The hearing officer recommended that the Georgia Supreme Court deny White’s application.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
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