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13 Dec 2007, 5:38 pm
"We are pleased that the Georgia Supreme Court narrowed its decision today in response to the attorney general's motion for reconsideration," Baker's spokesman Russ Willard said. [read post]
15 Dec 2007, 1:40 pm
"Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker's office interprets the ruling to mean that sex offenders who don't own their own homes are still bound by the old residency restrictions. [read post]
10 Dec 2007, 9:09 am
The court said that to force a homeowner to abandon his property or be in violation of the law amounts to an illegal taking of property.Whether the ruling applies only to homeowners - such as the plaintiff in the case that the justices acted on - or more broadly to all sex offenders has become a matter of some dispute.Attorney General Thurbert Baker first said the residency law was unenforceable for all sex offenders. [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 5:29 am
Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker appealed the decision, but the state Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Friday that Wilson's punishment violated the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. [read post]
14 Dec 2007, 3:30 pm
"Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker's office interprets the ruling to mean that sex offenders who don't own their own homes are still bound by the old residency restrictions. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 8:52 am
"Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker's office interprets the ruling to mean that sex offenders who don't own their own homes are still bound by the old residency restrictions. [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 8:29 am by David Markus
Democrats are upset that only one of the six nominees is a minority, that Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Michael Boggs voted to keep the 1956 version state flag – with its Confederate battle emblem -- when he was in the state Senate and that attorney Mark Cohen defended the state’s voter ID law (even though he did so on behalf of then Attorney General Thurbert Baker, a Democrat).Wrote Scott:“If confirmed, the federal bench in Georgia will not reflect the… [read post]
4 Jul 2007, 4:37 am
But shortlyafter the ruling Georgia's attorney general, Thurbert Baker announced thathe was appealing the ruling to the state Supreme Court resulting in Wilsonremaining behind bars. [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 2:01 pm
"There's no mechanism on the back end to require a judge to issue a decision in an expeditious matter," notes Russ Willard, spokesman for Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker. [read post]
17 Aug 2009, 10:09 am
"Hopefully, this hearing will resolve the doubts about the verdict handed down by the Chatham County jury 18 years ago," Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker said in a statement.Gee, if they were so eager for a full hearing of the evidence, they could have endorsed the effort to get a hearing rather than opposed it.The Order and Justice Stevens' concurring opinion are here. [read post]
10 Dec 2007, 10:57 am
The court said that to force a homeowner to abandon his property or be in violation of the law amounts to an illegal taking of property.Whether the ruling applies only to homeowners - such as the plaintiff in the case that the justices acted on - or more broadly to all sex offenders has become a matter of some dispute.Attorney General Thurbert Baker first said the residency law was unenforceable for all sex offenders. [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 4:04 am
But shortly after it was handed down, Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced he would appeal the decision, a move that kept Wilson behind bars.The high court said unanimously that the decision to deny Wilson bail was correct.Wilson's plight drew pleas for his release, including from former President Carter, an ex-Georgia governor, and even some of the jurors who convicted him.Legislation that would make the change in Georgia's child molestation law retroactive… [read post]
24 May 2007, 3:38 pm
With an excellent draft bill already prepared by the State Law Department headed by Attorney General Thurbert Baker and his Senior Assistant AGs Mary Beth Westmoreland and Charlie Richards, I had provided input to Rep. [read post]
18 Oct 2007, 7:22 am
Supreme Court is considering whether the method of dispatching the miscreants is unconstitutional.Russ Willard, spokesman for Attorney General Thurbert Baker, declared that the executions are de rigueur because there are "no judicially entered stays prohibiting" them. [read post]