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Athens-Clarke County
Jury Trials Fade as Plea Bargains Remain The Norm Both Locally and Nationally
The public defender’s office for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties handles thousands of cases in a given year, but the overwhelming majority of those cases will never see the inside of a courtroom. Most cases are resolved through plea bargaining, a process in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in…
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Athens-Clarke County
UPDATE: Whitney Baker Howard Trial
UPDATE Tuesday, November 7 The sentencing for Whitney Baker Howard will be on November 29, 2017. Grady Newsource will continue to update this story. Follow us on Twitter for the latest. UPDATE Tuesday, October 31 Whitney Baker Howard is found guilty on 11 of 13 charges. She was found guilty…
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Trayvon Martin Anniversary
ATHENS,GA- The killing of Trayvon Martin was felt not just in Florida, but throughout America, including here in Athens. Students here at UGA say they are still feeling the pain of his death a year later, as today marks its year anniversary. Grady Newsource reporter Meredith Dean reports. Massive protests in…
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Victim’s Family Protests Alleged Murderer’s Motion to Move Trial Location
ATHENS- James Hood motioned to move his trial for the alleged murder of Christopher Coon in 2011 outside of Athens Clarke County. Hood fears that his name will be easily confused with Jamie Hood, who admitted to the murder Athens police officer Elmer “Buddy” Christian the same year. Both James…