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Georgia Supreme Court clears man of 2009 murder charges
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Updated: Mar 24, 2012, 3:30 AM
Published: Mar 24, 2012, 2:02 AM
The state's highest court has ruled that murder charges against a Lumpkin County man must be dropped and that he can't be prosecuted again for the crime. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Friday that Lewis Melvin Dempsey should be cleared in the 2009 shooting death of Dillard Jewell Crane following a long-standing property dispute between the men. Dempsey was indicted two months after Crane's death on murder and other charges.
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‘A weapon that we don’t understand’: Gainesville’s Bridging Hope part of pilot program on strangulation exams
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An exam room inside Bridging Hope provides essential care for survivors of sexual assault and other traumatic events. The non-profit has received a grant for conducting strangulation exams for victims of domestic violence. - photo by Scott Rogers
Nick Watson
The Times
Published: Apr 8, 2025, 1:54 PM
Prosecuting strangulations since 1999, Sandra Partridge looks back on cases she’s handled and knows she would have acted differently.
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