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Judge rules on motions for new trial for 2 defendants in Deputy Dixon slaying

Defense attorney James Luttrell consults with his client Eric Velazquez Friday, Aug. 26, in Hall County Superior Court. Velazquez filed a motion for a new trial in the 2019 death of Hall County Sheriff's Office Deputy Blane Dixon. - photo by Nick Watson

0827 2022 01 Dixon.jpg — Defense attorney James Luttrell consults with his client Eric Velazquez Friday, Aug. 26, in Hall County Superior Court. Velazquez filed a motion for a new trial in the 2019 death of Hall County Sheriff's Office Deputy Blane Dixon. - photo by Nick Watson

A Hall County Superior Court judge denied motions for new trials Friday, Aug. 26, for two of the men convicted in the fatal shooting of Hall County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Blane Dixon in 2019.