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The Brian Nichols Case

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There is extensive coverage of the Nichol's jury verdict, calls for a federal prosecution, calls for changes in Georgia law, and reflections on the crime and its impact.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an index of its complete coverage, "The State vs Brian Gene Nichols."  Law.com's Fulton County Daily Report also has an index of its coverage, "The Courthouse Shootings Case."Let's begin with an AP report via the Washington Post, "Nichols sentence may lead to death penalty changes."  It's written by Greg Bluestein.A jury's inability to condemn courthouse gunman Brian Nichols to death has re-energized efforts by Georgia lawmakers to allow a judge to consider capital punishment even if there's no unanimous verdict, as a growing chorus of officials says it's time to give the policy another look...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).