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Georgia sex offenders (and prosecutors) on my mind

By Douglas Berman

Thanks to links from How Appealing, here are two notable sex offender stories from Georgia:

  • From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution here, “Sex offender law in doubt; Residency restrictions may be invalid, but sheriffs want clarification.”
  • From the Fulton County Daily Report here, “Judge, DA Agree to Deal in Teen Sex Case; Man whose case resembled Genarlow Wilson’s allowed out after four years in prison; state high court had upheld 10-year sentence.”

Both stories spotlight the sentencing significance of prosecutors and other executive branch officials.  The AJC article explains how the state’s Attorney General is giving meaning to the Georgia Supreme Court’s recent ruling (discussed here and hereFCDR article explores why a local prosecutor decided to cut a new deal in a controversial case.