A Clayton County judge set Nov. 26 for the start of former Sheriff Victor Hill's trial on 37 felony charges that he used the office he won in 2004 and his 2008 re-election campaign to enrich himself.
The trial date was set two days after Hill won the Democratic Party primary runoff and unseated Clayton County Sheriff Kem Kimbrough in a tense and tight race.
Since Hill has no Republican opposition for the November general election he has effectively been elected sheriff. He would take his oath of office in Jan.
If Hill is convicted, however, he cannot serve as sheriff.
An indictment returned in January alleges Hill used county cars and county-issued credit cards for vacations, sometimes taking along a woman on his staff who was supposed to have been at work. He also is accused of taking money from his failed 2008 re-election campaign. He could be sentenced to as long as 535 years in prison, if he is convicted.
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