Judge extends deadline for APS pleas
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter has once again extended his deadline for defendants in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating case to enter into negotiated pleas.
The new deadline is Feb. 17. So far, 18 defendants have pleaded guilty and have been sentenced to probation and ordered to perform community service. Sixteen defendants, including former Superintendent Beverly Hall, remain charged in a racketeering conspiracy, and four or five of them have been engaged in plea negotiations, prosecutors have 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.
