The Georgia Supreme Court in November voted 6-3 to overturn his murder and child cruelty convictions. The Cobb County district attorney's office, which prosecuted the case, said in a statement that while it disagrees with that ruling, crucial motive evidence is no longer available to the state as a result of it. Therefore, prosecutors decided not to retry Harris on the reversed counts.
May 25, 2023 at 04:47 PM
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A father from Georgia will not face another trial over his toddler’s death in a hot car, prosecutors said Thursday, after the Georgia Supreme Court last year reversed his murder and child cruelty convictions.
Justin Ross Harris, 42, was found guilty in November 2016 on eight counts including malice murder in the June 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper. A judge sentenced him to life without parole, as well as 32 more years in prison for other crimes.
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Justin Ross Harris listens to jury selection during his trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia, on Oct. 3, 2016, file photo shows. Harris was sentenced in December 2016 to life in prison with no possibility of parole in the June 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper. The case was among the top stories of 2016 in Georgia. (Photo: Stephen B. Morton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Pool via AP)
