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Admitted triggerman, 2 others seek new trial in Deputy Dixon slaying

Convicted killer, who admitted firing fatal shot, claims verdict ‘contrary to the evidence’

Hector Garcia-Solis takes the stand at his murder trial in 2021 in the death of Hall County Sheriff's Office Nicolas Blane Dixon. Garcia-Solis admitted on the stand that he fired the shot that killed Dixon. - photo by Scott Rogers

06302021 DIXON 11.jpg — Hector Garcia-Solis takes the stand at his murder trial in 2021 in the death of Hall County Sheriff's Office Nicolas Blane Dixon. Garcia-Solis admitted on the stand that he fired the shot that killed Dixon. - photo by Scott Rogers

The shooter and two co-defendants convicted in the 2019 killing of Hall County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Blane Dixon want a new trial.