In closing statements on the third day of the hearing on District Attorney Greg Newman’s removal from office, his defense attorneys said there has been no proven loss of trust in his office and that his misconduct doesn t rise to the level of willful.
Newman is facing removal from office under G.S. 7A-66 after a group of citizens filed an affidavit in Henderson County Superior Court on Feb. 11.
Judge Robert C. Ervin found grounds to continue proceedings under that statute based on willful misconduct in office and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, which brings the office into disrepute.