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Monday, June 03, 2013  The Georgia Supreme Court also upheld two murder convictions coming out of Dougherty County.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  On June 4th, the Georgia Supreme Court will hear the case between Turner County and three cities over the distribution of Local Option Sales Taxes.

Monday, May 06, 2013  In information released by the Supreme Court of Georgia, the court has accepted a petition for voluntary discipline and has ordered a review panel for Albany attorney Johnnie Mae Graham.

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, March 25, 2013  The Supreme Court of Georgia has reversed the conviction of Tchywaskie Lamar Jones who was convicted of violating Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act due to insufficient evidence.

Thursday, March 14, 2013 

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Updated with new information; The Supreme Court of Georgia has reconsidered their order transferring the case of  Andrew Allen Cook to the Georgia Court of Appeals according to information released by the court.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Death row inmate Warren Lee Hill is scheduled for execution by lethal injection Tuesday evening at 7 PM for the 1990 killing of Joseph Handspike at Lee County Correctional Institute.

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

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  The Supreme Court of Georgia has ruled against a death row inmate who had accused prison officials of violating state procedures by failing to hold a public notice hearing before changing the state's execution procedure.

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

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  A Lee County Commission candidate approached the board about discrepancies in the Lee County Sign Ordinance and during Tuesday night’s meeting commissioners made changes to the ordinance.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Updated with video; The Supreme Court of Georgia has granted a stay of execution for Warren Lee Hill on the issue of the Department of Corrections' change in the lethal injection protocol.

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