Gwinnett murder conviction upheld
The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the murder conviction and life sentence against a man who fatally stabbed his wife in a Walmart parking lot in Suwanee as the couple’s two young daughters watched.
The court rejected the appeal of Phillip Chad Dunn, who killed his wife Shelley on Valentine’s Day in 2010, after learning of her adulterous affair. Dunn had previously been convicted of aggravated assault for choking his wife two weeks before the murder.
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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.
