Former Clayton County, Ga. prosecutor D. Brandon Hornsby's use of quotations from the Bible prompted the Georgia Supreme Court to reverse a death sentence. Hornsby quoted several Old and New Testament passages about bloodshed or the taking of a life to make his arguments about the use of punishment as deterrence.
March 07, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
For the second time, former Clayton County, Ga. prosecutor D. Brandon Hornsby’s choice of words has prompted the GeorgiaSupreme Court to reverse a death sentence.
Hornsby’s hint to a jury about appellate review caused justices to reverse David Philip Smith’s death sentence in 1998.
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