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Judge appears ready to rule against APS prosecution
A Fulton County judge on Tuesday indicated he would find that defendants in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating scandal gave coerced statements when interviewed by investigators, putting the 65-count indictment against 35 educators and administrators in jeopardy. At the close of a two-day hearing, Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter reserved ...
Judge ‘seriously concerned’ about APS prosecution
A Fulton County judge on Monday said he sees possible problems with the racketeering indictment in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating case. “I am seriously concerned about your case,” Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter told prosecutors. The judge expressed his concerns after listening to hours of arguments and testimony in ...
Justices decline to dismiss case against abortion doctor
The state Supreme Court on Monday declined to dismiss criminal charges against an Atlanta doctor charged with defrauding Medicaid for medical tests and services related to abortions. The unanimous ruling means the case against OB/GYN Tyrone Cecil Malloy, who has pleaded not guilty, will proceed to trial in DeKalb County ...
Court reinstates Gwinnett death sentence
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the death sentence against a man convicted of killing another man following a bank robbery. A Gwinnett County jury had sentenced Michael Wade Nance to death for killing Gabor Balogh on Dec. 18, 1993, after Nance robbed the Tucker Federal Bank in Lilburn. ...
Court declines to dismiss case against abortion doctor
The state Supreme Court on Monday declined to dismiss criminal charges against an Atlanta doctor charged with defrauding Medicaid for medical tests and services associated with abortions. The unanimous ruling means the case against Dr. Tyrone Cecil Malloy, a gynecologist/obstetrician, will go forward to trial in DeKalb County Superior Court. ...
High court to hear open records challenge
Quick Start’s customized job-training program has been called one of Georgia’s key weapons for luring new business into the state. After Kia Motors announced it would build its behemoth new plant southwest of Atlanta, it identified Quick Start as a reason for choosing Georgia over other states. Today, the Georgia ...
Case against Crittenton a warped tale
The fall of Javaris Crittenton, as depicted by prosecutors, is a perverse parody of that most shopworn of sagas: The gifted young athlete rises above the pull of neighborhood gangs and finds salvation in the NBA. As Fulton County prosecutors construct their murder case against Crittenton, they are turning that ...
Judge considers challenges to APS indictment
A Fulton County judge said Wednesday he will give an appeals court a chance to decide whether there are problems with the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating indictment before the case goes to trial. One issue will be whether then-Gov. Sonny Perdue had the authority to appoint the special investigators who ...
Judge hears challenges to APS indictment
A Fulton County judge indicated Wednesday he may give appellate courts the chance to determine if the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating indictment is faulty before the racketeering case goes to trial. “If this is fatally flawed, I want to know it sooner rather than later,” Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter ...
Speedy trial demand filed in APS case
A defendant in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating case has filed a motion for a speedy trial, meaning it’s possible a jury could hear part of her case this summer. The motion was filed on behalf of former APS Executive Director Tamara Cotman after Fulton County prosecutors obtained a new ...
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