Georgia Judge Holds Man In Contempt Despite Having A Stroke!

Having a stroke may get an attorney disbarred.

No freaking way!

A Georgia state judge decided to hold an attorney in contempt of court after he failed to show up to trial. The reason for that was a stroke. Now there is an attempt to have him disbarred and there's controversy assured.

Matt Tucker was in the hospital and had stroke.

The Clayton County Judge Shana Rooks Malone blasted him and revealed his medical status. 

You may remember two years ago, a white woman chased down a hit amd run driver and shot him at point blank range instantly killing him. The state prosecutors determined that the shooting was not justified. She is facing criminal charges for second degree murder.

What lead to the murder charges included: malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.  

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The trial was delayed for nearly three years and I guess Malone was getting fed up with the excuses.

The judge says the attorneys latest delay forced her to hold him in contempt.

Now Tucker is slamming the judge for lacking compassion for him and possibly tainting the trial by her decision. The judge responded to saying he will face a state hearing in the coming year to see if he is capable of being a practicing defense attorney in Georgia.

The suspect Hannah Payne held on the 2019 murder of 62-year-old Kenneth Herring. On May 7, 2019, Herring ran a red light and crashed into a semi-truck on Clark Howell Highway near Interstate-285. Police said no one was hurt in the initial hit-and-run accident, but that Payne was a witness to the incident.

In testimonies from detectives from 2019, Herring stayed on the scene for 20 minutes, but then tried to leave because of an apparent medical emergency.

Detectives said that witnesses described the emergency as "like diabetic shock."

Payne followed him about a mile away from the original scene to confront the victim in an apparent "citizen's arrest gone wrong," according to testimony. Witnesses told Clayton County Police detectives that Payne got out her car and demanded he return to the accident scene, according to police reports.

White woman's reactionary killing of an unarmed motorist could put her in the iron college for life.

Payne allegedly shot Herring several times as he sat in the driver’s seat of his car, killing him. 

Payne's case was delayed a few years ago for several reasons including COVID-19 concerns, according to court documents.

The office said Payne's trial will start with jury selection. The trial is expected to last about two weeks, according to the district attorney.

The judge has expressed frustration with Matt Tucker's represntation for the past two years. She believes that it is an intentional tactic to prevent a timely trial. The suspect is out on a get out free card and been actively pursuing a "good girl, never harm a fly" tactic.