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Judge orders lawyers to resolve contract dispute in Barnett’s multiple‑case representation
Summary
Judge Tammy Long Hayward criticized private attorneys after conflicting letters and last‑minute withdrawal notices complicated the defense of a jailed defendant, Jovan Eric Barnett, and ordered counsel to clarify who will represent him across multiple cases.
At the July 1 jail calendar in Clayton County State Court, Judge Tammy Long Hayward sharply rebuked defense counsel after competing entries and a last‑minute conflict letter left Jovan Eric Barnett without clear representation for multiple cases.
The judge said the dispute over which attorney would represent Barnett “should not come to me” and called the situation “messy” and “foolish,” telling lawyers they needed to resolve contract and assignment issues among themselves rather than present the argument in open court. “If…
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