Georgia Death Row Prisoner Jimmy Meders Has Sentence Commuted Hours Before Execution
The jury said they would have given Jimmy Meders life in prison without parole had it been available.
The jury said they would have given Jimmy Meders life in prison without parole had it been available.
The daughter of the murder victim has accused the state of ignoring her wishes.
A witness and co-defendant is casting doubt on the testimony that sent Ray Cromartie to death row.
Citing the First Amendment, the judge tells the sheriff he may not force certain homes to display signs warning trick-or-treaters to stay away.
Ray Cromartie was scheduled to die on Wednesday. His supporters hope a question of jurisdiction will lead to DNA testing.
"Taxation by citation" harms the harmless and destroys trust in civic institutions.
A DNA test might show that he didn't fire the shot that killed a clerk in 1994. But the law says he'd be guilty anyway.
Perhaps the most radical aspect of the new Walmart Heath clinic? Consumers will know exactly what each service costs.
An outcome that's all too rare. Former police officer Matthew Johns attacked a suspect in September 2016, leaving the teen unconscious and with a severe concussion.
Former Sergeant Scott Martin is a certified creep.
MUST Ministries has provided millions of children with free lunch sandwiches, but an old rule could change their program.
"Feeling cute, might just gas some inmates today, IDK."
Journalists would be expected to pay up for government records, while handing over their own records to government officials for free.
The bill was introduced by Republicans and co-sponsored by Democrats.
Justices leave intact a ruling allowing detention for 48 hours of those who cannot immediately pay for their release.
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Family files lawsuit after surveillance footage shows staff failing to get him medical help.
Now restaurants can sell alcohol on Sundays as early as 11:00 a.m.
The man behind the "Deportation Bus" said he wanted to round up criminals. Looks like he should have started with himself.
How an unscientific field test and the bail system stripped a Georgia grandmother of justice.
The difference between exercising one's 2nd Amendment right and "looking very threatening and intimidating."
Two other Republican incumbents in the Midwest could also be in trouble. And Stacey Abrams could become America's first black female governor.
The sheriff's over-the-top "no trick or treat" signs might make him feel better, but they're actually harming more people than they're helping.
Another Halloween, another unfounded freak-out over sex offenders.
The Cobb County Police Department then blamed Corey J's aunt for escalating the confrontation.
Price gouging is not the evil many officials make it out to be.
First and Last ignores the absurdity that many of its subjects are imprisoned, not to mention Gwinnett County Jail's own troubled record.
Benjamin Paul is a single father, a college graduate, an ordained minister, and a career adviser. And he's an ex-con.
The 87-year-old woman was cutting dandelions with a kitchen knife.
Now the Justice Department wants the money back, calling the purchase "extravagant."
The costumed comedian finds that it's not that hard to dupe politicians with irrational fears.
Catherine Bernard doesn't ask jurors to "nullify" the laws. She just urges them to perform the full range of their powerful jobs.
The officers are now on administrative leave.
Lactation consultants are the newest victims of burdensome occupational licensing laws in Georgia. Mary Jackson and the Institute for Justice are fighting back.
A 75-year-old woman who threatened to call a code enforcement officer's supervisor ended up in jail.
Your childhood is illegal now.
Although the state recognizes cannabis as a treatment for epilepsy, it says letting your son use it is "reckless conduct."
Victims of stealth taxes are suing Doraville, Georgia, for violating their due process rights.
Is this a blow against free speech or a win for free markets?