February 20, 2013
Being a gang member in Atlanta might get you the Death penalty if new bill passes
Filed under : Atlanta Gangs
ATLANTA – Prosecutors could use gang membership as a reason to ask juries to sentence a convicted murderer to lethal injection under legislation introduced Wednesday. Rep. Barry Fleming, R-Harlem, introduced House Bill 355 which adds gang membership to the list of 12 “aggravating circumstances” juries can consider during sentencing in a capital case. Other examples [...]
October 19, 2011
Woman Imprisoned for 53 days because of name mix-up Police Brutality
Filed under : Atlanta Gangs
An Atlanta woman says she was mistakenly imprisoned for 53 days because police confused her for someone else with the same first name. Teresa Culpepper says she called police to report that her truck had been stolen in August. But when they showed up at her home, they arrested her for aggravated assault committed [...]
