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Monday, January 07, 2013  A man suspected in the shooting death of P & P Garden and Hardware store owner Walter Phelps is set to go before a judge today.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Mom who glued toddler's hands: Is she a monster? Dallas woman faces life sentence for attack

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  The outcome was welcomed by some victims, including Giffords herself, as a way to avoid a lengthy, possibly traumatic trial and years of legal wrangling over a death sentence.

Monday, April 25, 2011  Von Hamilton has been sentenced to life in prison plus five years.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  25-year-old Carlos Mitchell pled guilty to the murder of 58-year-old Johnnie Williams in December of 2010.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  The convicted murderer of an Albany woman was sentenced to life in prison today.

Monday, February 21, 2011  A man found guilty in the 2007 decapitation murder of a Georgia nurse has been sentenced to death.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  Both the prosecution and defense delivered their closing arguments in the murder trial of 56-year-old Monty Simpson.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  A 53-year-old Columbus man has been convicted of murder in the shooting of a bystander during a squabble with his former girlfriend.

Monday, December 20, 2010  19-year-old Dontavious Wilson will spend the rest of his life in prison. Dougherty County Superior Court Judge Loring Gray also tacked on an additional 15 years.

Friday, December 10, 2010  Two Albany men who were found guilty in the murder of Jack Camp have been sentenced to life in prison.

Saturday, November 20, 2010  Two Tift County men were given life sentences late Thursday after a jury found them guilty of the 2008 murder of a Tifton man.

Sunday, October 10, 2010  A Tift County man has been sentenced to six life sentences and 240 years in prison for the 2005 murders of six Mexican immigrants.  27-year-old Stacey Bernard Sims attacked and killed his victims while they were sleeping in a mobile home on September 30, 2005.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  If convicted, the defendants face the possibility of life in prison without parole

Friday, October 01, 2010  21-year-old Joshua Woods was charged in the shooting death of 65-year-old Russell Richardson in 2008. Tift County Superior Court Judge Melanie Cross gave Woods the chance to speak before sentencing but he declined.