Chief Judge Robert McBurney, Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta (Photo: John Disney/ ALM)
Former Atlanta police officer James Burns, re-indicted on murder charges Wednesday for a 2016 shooting, had filed an emergency petition asking that the same grand jury rules that applied when he was first indicted—including allowing him to deliver a statement without being questioned—be applied again. A Fulton judge said "no."
September 05, 2018 at 05:29 PM
1 minute read
staff reporter
Lawyers for former Atlanta police officer James Burns, who was re-indicted Wednesday on murder charges related his shooting of an unarmed man, lost a bid for their client to be bound by the same grand jury rules under which he was charged the first time.
When Burns was first charged in 2016, officers facing grand juries over accusations related to their service were entitled to make an unchallenged statement to the panelists.
Presented by BigVoodoo
The Daily Report is honoring those attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession.
Law firms & in-house legal departments with a presence in the middle east celebrate outstanding achievement within the profession.
The premier educational and networking event for employee benefits brokers and agents.
A large and well-established Tampa company is seeking a contracts administrator to support the company's in-house attorney and manage a wide...
We are seeking an attorney to join our commercial finance practice in either our Stamford, Hartford or New Haven offices. Candidates should ...
We are seeking an attorney to join our corporate and transactional practice. Candidates should have a minimum of 8 years of general corporat...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
