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Friday, October 26, 2007
Ga. Supreme Court rules in favor of Genarlow Wilson
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia Supreme Court Friday ordered Genarlow Wilson released from prison after ruling that his 10-year prison sentence for having consensual oral sex with a fellow teenager is cruel and unusual.
The state’s highest court reached the decision after a split 4-to-3 vote.
In a case drew international attention, Wilson, then 17, was convicted of aggravated child molestation following a 2003 New Year’s Eve party at a Douglas County hotel room where he was videotaped having oral sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Do you agree with the court’s decision? Should Wilson be freed or serve his full sentence?
How will this affect the careers of State Attorney Thurbert Baker and Douglas County District Attorney David McDade?
