Russ Bynum
February 05, 2025 | Daily Report Online
Ex-Prosecutor’s Trial Ends as Judge Throws Out Her Felony Indictment in Ahmaud Arbery Death Case“Frankly, this is a decision I didn’t want to make,” the judge told attorneys in the courtroom Wednesday. But he said he felt the defense’s challenge to the indictment against the former Glynn County DA “needs to be granted.” He also expressed sympathy for Arbery's mother as she sat in the courtroom.
By Russ Bynum
4 minute read
February 05, 2025 | Daily Report Online
Ex-Prosecutor Denies on Witness Stand That She Tried to Protect Ahmaud Arbery's KillersThe trial of former Glynn County District Attorney Jackie Johnson continues Tuesday on a felony charge of violating her oath of office.
By Russ Bynum
4 minute read
January 29, 2025 | Daily Report Online
Did Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Get Help From Glynn County DA? Jury Hears Clashing AccountsThe jury was seated Tuesday and heard nearly two hours of opening statements from a prosecutor from state Attorney General Chris Carr's office and from the lead defense attorney.
By Russ Bynum
5 minute read
January 28, 2025 | Daily Report Online
Jury Seated in Glynn County Trial of Ex-Prosecutor Accused of Shielding Ahmaud Arbery's KillersSenior Judge John R. Turner seated the jury at Glynn County courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia, a week after jury selection began. It was delayed by the rare winter storm that left the coastal community coated in snow and ice.
By Russ Bynum
3 minute read
December 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Glynn County Judge Rejects Ex-DA's Motion to Halt Her Misconduct Trial in Ahmaud Arbery InvestigationBy Russ Bynum
3 minute read
November 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Spencer Lawton, Savannah Prosecutor Who Tried ‘Midnight in the Garden’ Case, Dies at 81Lawton retired as district attorney at the end of 2008 after 28 years in the position. Two years later, he helped lead an effort to expand crime victims’ rights under state law.
By Russ Bynum
5 minute read
November 06, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Judge Sets Early 2025 Trial for Ex-Prosecutor Charged With Meddling in Ahmaud Arbery InvestigationThe judge's scheduling order Tuesday was the first action taken since last November, when legal motions by the former Glynn County DA's lawyers to dismiss the case were denied.
By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press
3 minute read
October 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Men Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery Want a New TrialSeeking a new trial marks a first step by the three defendants in challenging their murder convictions.
By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press
5 minute read
October 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Ga. High Court Restores Near-Ban on Abortions While State AppealsWith no explanation, the court said the state can't enforce a subsection of the law that reads: "Health records shall be available to the district attorney of the judicial circuit in which the act of abortion occurs or the woman upon whom an abortion is performed resides."
By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press
5 minute read
September 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Judge Orders Stop to Referendum in Coastal Ga. Slave Descendants' Zoning BattleThe judge sided with McIntosh County's elected commissioners seeking to cancel the election, ruling that Georgia's Constitution doesn't allow citizens to challenge zoning ordinances by referendum.
By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press
5 minute read
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