| AJC - Supreme Court says Cobb death case needs another look |
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Georgia courts to take another look at a Cobb County death-penalty case and consider claims that defense lawyers mishandled the case. The ruling, over the objections of four justices, stated that attorneys for Demarcus Ali Sears tried to get jurors to spare Sears by noting he came from a stable and loving family. A death sentence would have devastated his family, the lawyers said. |
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