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Fulton County to clear out old court cases
Gail S. Tusan, chief judge of the Fulton County Superior Court. (Ben Gray/AJC File Photo)
By Arielle Kass
Aug 23, 2016As part of a plan to reform its criminal justice system, Fulton County is making a push to clear out old cases — hundreds of felonies that have been unresolved for more than a year, and tens of thousands of cases in magistrate court and in front of the solicitor general.
“Right now, we don’t have enough hands,” Solicitor General Carmen Smith said.
The goal is to resolve a backlog, from felony murder to misdemeanor shoplifting, in the coming months.
To read more about the plans, click here.
About the Author
Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.
