Fulton County to clear out old court cases

As 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.