Genarlow Wilson state habeas appeal update
A scheduled hearing on Genarlow Wilson’s state habeas action has the Atlanta Journal-Constitution again discussing this remarkable case with this article, entitled “Sex landed him in prison; will petition bail him out?“, and this op-ed by columnist Cynthia Tucker, entitled “Genarlow Wilson should be free.” For a lot more background, check out these prior posts about the case:
- ESPN effectively covers Genarlow Wilson’s sad saga
- Why isn’t the severe Georgia sentence constitutionally problematic?
- Another editorial urging release of Genarlow Wilson
- NYT adds to chorus calling for Genarlow Wilson to be freed
- Genarlow Wilson seeking state habeas relief
UPDATE: This AP story provides a brief account of the argument in the Wilson case today, but it has no information about whether and when a ruling on the merits might be forthcoming.
MORE: This updated AP piece indicates that the state judge “says he’ll make a decision by Monday in the case of a Georgia man who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old when he was two years older than she was.”