George Hayden is free
George Hayden, convicted last year of the 1972 shooting death of Sgt. Bill Miller, was released by the N.C. Department of Correction shortly after the N.C. Supreme Court declined to hear the state’s argument against the Appeals Court overturning an Onslow County jury verdict.
Hayden has been home for a few days. He has spent the time with his family, his trial attorney, Jacksonville lawyer Billy Joe Morgan told me today.
I confirmed with the DOC that due to court order Hayden was released over the weekend.
Read last week’s news on the court’s decision.
Read the high court’s order denying to hear the case.
Read the high court order that freed Hayden.
The case was discussed at the beginning of Tuesday’s episode of the “Crime Wire” radio show on which I was a guest:
Posted in Closer Look, Cold Cases, Court Cases, intriguing cases, Marine Corps | 1 Comment »
Mind boggling. What happens next? I listened to the radio interview. Very interesting. The thing that troubles me, constitutionally, is that the ONLY rationale given for releasing George was that the Jurors shouldn’t have found him guilty!!!!
Must Jurors now be afraid their decision will be reversed, solely on someone’s opinion?
Comment by Justice4all — October 22, 2011 @ 9:00 pm