Former student’s murder conviction upheld
A former Morehouse College student’s murder conviction has been upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court.
Tyrell Campbell, then a seventh-year senior, shot and killed Gary Paul Francis, who had let Campbell stay at his house after the computer science major was evicted from his apartment. Shortly before the 2005 killing, Francis and his girlfriend got in a fight with Campbell after they accused him of stealing Francis’ clothes, the ruling said.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
