GA p.d.'s firing begins

Georgia chief public defender Arthur English's borrowed time has just about run out, it seems:

Ousting English: State moves to fire Public Defender over 'mismanagement' claim

Members of the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council Friday voted to begin termination proceedings against Griffin Judicial Circuit Public Defender Arthur English.

Problems for English began last March when he was involved in a wreck which resulted in the death of... Graybill Daniel.. He was charged with the misdemeanor offense of vehicular homicide in the second degree...

In August, English was charged with two counts of receiving stolen property after a 4-wheeler and trailer, both reportedly stolen, were found on property he owns... The public defender has been on administrative leave with pay since the latter charges were filed.

The move to oust English, however, reportedly has nothing to do with the criminal charges, but rather, because of problems with the way he ran the circuit's office. The state is accusing English of taking on private cases while serving as public defender.

As the MP said to Ramsay MacDonald,
"Sit down, man, you're a bloody tragedy."