CRIMEJul 10 · 08:00 UTCGEORGIA RECORDERMaya Homan

Legislative panel to confront Georgia’s ‘broken’ post-conviction system

A legislative panel in Georgia will address a post-conviction system criticized as 'broken' by Supreme Court Chief Justice Nels Peterson. The case of Joshua Sanders, convicted of killing two women, highlights disputes over ineffective counsel claims and procedural requirements for appeals.

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