Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed the leader of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to fill one of two vacant seats on the Cobb Judicial Circuit Superior Court.
MARIETTA â After two full days of testimony and argument before Judge Mary Staley Clark, Justin Ross Harrisâs appeal for a new trial remains unresolved.
Harrisâ hearing has been tabled while both the prosecution and defense prepare further research on the case. The matter will now not be decided until early 2021.
The Cobb County man was convicted four years ago of murdering his toddler son Cooper by deliberately leaving him in a hot car. Harris was sentenced to life in prison. His attorney Mitch Durham contended that the trial was improperly conducted, and that his client deserves a new day in court.
On Monday, one of the most notorious murder cases in recent Cobb history will be back in the spotlight as Justin Ross Harris begins his quest for a new trial.
Over four years ago, Harris was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his 22-month-old son, Cooper Harris. Cooper died after being left in the back seat of his fatherâs car for over seven hours, while his father worked at a Home Depot office on Cumberland Parkway.
Now, Harris and his attorneys will appear at a three-day hearing for a new trial starting Monday. Itâs set to be heard in Cobb Superior Court by Judge Mary Staley Clark, who presided over the initial trial.