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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Jodi Arias has been convicted of first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing and shooting death of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A Nashville, GA police officer is appealing his conviction and prison sentence for soliciting sex from a 17-year-old boy and violating his oath of office, arguing that Georgia’s solicitation of sodomy statute is unconstitutional and no crime was committed.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The Supreme Court of Georgia has announced that they have upheld the murder conviction and sentence for 59-year-old John Dodson Jr.

Monday, February 18, 2013  The Georgia Supreme Court issued two rulings Monday morning for Dougherty County murder cases.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Updated with video; For the FOX 31 Facebook story of the day people wanted to know what does Georgia background checks reveal about a person.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Updated with video; A man charged in 2011 armed robbery has been convicted for his crimes.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Fox 31 sits down with a group of women to discuss ethics of birth control

Monday, October 29, 2012  The Supreme Court of Georgia has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder in Berrien County.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Lawyers for the former Penn State assistant football coach filed a 31-page document Thursday that attacked rulings by the judge, the closing argument by the prosecution and the speed by which he went from arrest to trial.

Friday, July 20, 2012  A Dougherty County jury decided Michael Phillips fate on the armed robbery charges he was facing from 2005.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction and life prison sentence of a Dougherty County man for killing his girlfriend’s 13-month-old baby boy by shaking him and slamming his head against a hard surface.

Monday, October 17, 2011  Nathaniel Taylor's murder conviction and life sentences was upheld for the 2005 shooting death of Lewis Anthony West.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the murder conviction and life prison sentence given to a man for beating his girlfriend’s three-year-old son to death after the child soiled himself.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  Knox leaves Italy for US as victim's family searches for answers in brutal slaying

Friday, January 14, 2011  Photos taken 30 years ago of his then 16-year-old sister-in-law led to Gary Peel's conviction for possession of child pornography.