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In the Shadows of the Nichols Case

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As I've mentioned before, many criminal justice watchers have followed the Brian Nichols case because of its impact on Georgia's indigent defense system.  The impact of a high-visibility case overwhelming a state's criminal justice system offers lessons that other jurisdictions may apply in very different fashions.Regardless of the jury's final verdict, the appraisals are just beginning.  Today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution offers, "Nichols trial leaves deep footprint on state courts," by Bill Rankin and Cameron McWhirter.  Here's an extended excerpt:In a few minutes on a sunny Friday morning in 2005, Brian Nichols killed three people in front of multiple witnesses at Atlanta?s busiest courthouse...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 12, 2008 (boomark / email).