Tex McIver prosecutor Clint Rucker wrote a poem about Diane McIver

Clint Rucker, the Fulton County prosecutor who won a conviction in the murder of Diane McIver by her husband, Tex, wrote a poem in her memory that he read in front of her friends and others Wednesday.

Rucker, who was named the 2018 assistant district attorney of the year at the Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia summer conference last month, was honored by the Fulton County commission and District Attorney Paul Howard for his work. Howard said Rucker has a 98 percent conviction rate in cases, which include McIver's, the Brian Nichols courthouse shooting case and convictions in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal, among other high-profile cases.

Diane McIver friends Dani Jo Carter, Ken Rickert and others came to support Rucker, who read a poem he wrote, in addition to thanking his family, fellow prosecutors and others for their support. Rucker also read the poem during the trial’s closing arguments.