# ‘Beyond sad’: Georgia’s bad lawyering revealed in legislative study

> ‘Beyond sad’: Georgia’s bad lawyering revealed in legislative study Unable to afford a lawyer, Georgia inmate Dontravious Mahone was represented by a state-appointed attorney when appealing his convic…

**Published**: 2026-10-16
**Source**: https://gps.press/gps-news/beyond-sad-georgias-bad-lawyering-revealed-in-legislative-study/
**Author**: Georgia Prisoners' Speak

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‘Beyond sad’: Georgia’s bad lawyering revealed in legislative study Unable to afford a lawyer, Georgia inmate Dontravious Mahone was represented by a state-appointed attorney when appealing his convictions for murder and other charges in the death of a young Alpharetta man. It did not go well. In upholding Mahone’s convictions and life sentence earlier this year, the Georgia Supreme Court…