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Georgia Supreme Court overturns murder conviction Georgia s Supreme court made the rare decision Monday morning to overturn the murder conviction in the case of Michael Pindling. and last updated 2021-04-05 18:21:07-04 VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) â Georgia s Supreme court made the rare decision Monday morning to overturn the murder conviction in the case of Michael Pindling. Lowndes County courts sentenced Pindling to life without the possibility of parole after the 2013 murder of 22-year-old Robert Pett. Pindling and his lawyers appealed, claiming that critical testimony came from a witness who helped commit the crime and therefore, could have had questionable motives. Today s opinion shows that . the Georgia law contemplates motives for accomplice witnesses to testify falsely, to not tell the truth. And, for that reason, it provides extra protections to defendants, said Pindling s criminal defense attorney Kyle Winchester. ....
Lowndes Co. man wins reversal in murder case The court sided with Pindling s argument (Source: GA DOC) By WALB News Team | April 5, 2021 at 8:47 AM EDT - Updated April 5 at 8:47 AM ATLANTA, Ga. (WALB) - A man serving a life-without-parole prison sentence has had his convictions for malice murder and other crimes reversed under an opinion Monday by the Supreme Court of Georgia. Michael Pindling was convicted in Lowndes County for his role in the 2013 shooting death of Robert Pett. After the trial court denied his motion for a new trial, Pindling argued that the trial judge plainly erred when instructing the jury that a single witness’s testimony was sufficient to prove a fact without also instructing the jury that if the single witness was an accomplice to the crime, that person’s testimony must be corroborated. ....
Valdosta man convicted in 2013 murder wins reversal Stock Photo Posted at 9:59 AM, Apr 05, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-05 11:10:51-04 VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) â A Valdosta man serving a life-without-parole prison sentence had his convictions for malice murder and other crimes reversed under an opinion on Monday by the Supreme Court of Georgia. Michael Pindling was convicted in Lowndes County for his role in the 2013 shooting death of Robert Pett. After the trial court denied his motion for a new trial, Pindling appealed to Georgia s Supreme Court, arguing the trial judge plainly erred when instructing the jury that a single witnessâs testimony was sufficient to prove a fact without also instructing the jury that if the 2 single witness was an accomplice to the crime, that personâs testimony must be corroborated. ....