Harry Daniels (from left), Alwyn Fredericks, Ralph Goldberg, Wayne Kendall.(Courtesy photos) Georgia Attorneys Write Letter Calling on DA to Have Grand Jury Review Pretrial Conditions
"We implore you to perform your statutory duty to protect and defend the citizens of Clayton County, even the ones presently incarcerated as pre-trial detainees," the attorneys said in a letter.
September 20, 2021 at 02:53 PM
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As courts work their way through a pandemic-imposed backlog of cases, some lawyers are fighting for clients, whom they say are facing civil rights violations while waiting for their day in court.
Now time is ticking down for a district attorney to answer the demands of civil rights attorneys that she utilize her authority to conduct a grand jury review of incidents in which Clayton County deputies, under the administration of county sheriff Victor Hill, allegedly "inflicted serious bodily injuries" upon the lawyers' detained clients awaiting pre-trial hearings.
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