The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the conviction of former DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis, ruling that the judge in the case withheld testimony that may have helped Ellis’ case. DeKalb courts will now decide whether to pursue a retrial on the charges that Ellis threatened to end a contract with a power company if they didn’t donate to his campaign fund. Quite the twist in this long saga, but one that finally has Ellis’ ship RISING…
Ga. Senate voices support for police training center
The Georgia Senate last week found time to vote on a couple of issues other than the redistricting process they were called back to Atlanta to sort out – one of those being the Atlanta law enforcement training center that has become a focus of national controversy. On Friday a resolution was introduced voicing support for the facility, which the Senate broadly supported by a 46-5 margin. All those opposed were Democrats, (three more abstained from voting) but the vote shows widespread support just as recent polls have. Georgia support for the state of the art training facility for police and other law enforcement is RISING…
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