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Nels Peterson

Coverage of Nels Peterson in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 10 · 08:00 UTCMost recent: Aug 17 · 08:00 UTC
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Georgia Supreme Courtorganization2Georgia Court of Appealsorganization1Trenton Brownperson1Scott Holcombperson1Fulton Countyplace1Nathan Deal Judicial Centerplace1Joshua Sandersperson1Joshua B. Smithperson1Georgia attorney general’s officeorganization1Middle Judicial Circuit district attorney’s officeorganization1post-conviction systemtopic1Georgiaplace1
Recent coverage
  • CRIMEAug 17 · 08:00 UTCGEORGIA RECORDER
    Georgia Supreme Court to stop hearing most murder cases by 2028

    Georgia’s highest court announced that it will stop routinely hearing most murder case appeals starting July 2027. These conviction appeals, which currently make up over half of published cases, will be handled by the Georgia Court of Appeals instead. Chief Justice Nels Peterson called for this change to end a longstanding practice he argued was consuming too much judicial workload.

  • CRIMEJul 10 · 08:00 UTCGEORGIA RECORDER
    Legislative panel to confront Georgia’s ‘broken’ post-conviction system

    A legislative panel in Georgia will address a post-conviction system criticized as 'broken' by Supreme Court Chief Justice Nels Peterson. The case of Joshua Sanders, convicted of killing two women, highlights disputes over ineffective counsel claims and procedural requirements for appeals.