Post Conviction Relief Attorney in Decatur, Georgia
Options After Appeal Fails
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yes there are a few avenues the first is
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through parole which they will become
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eligible for most defenses after serving
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one-third of their sentence although
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certain sentences are not parole
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eligible and life sentences you have to
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serve 30 years before becoming eligible
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um the other thing is to
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see if the county where he he or she was
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convicted has one of the newly formed
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conviction integrity units these units
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look at both the soundness of the
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underlying conviction and some of them
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are agreeing to look at whether the
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sentence is appropriate given the facts
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these units have just started to develop
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so there’s not that many around the
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state of georgia but they are expanding
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and
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we’re hoping more and more counties
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develop them
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Atlanta, GA criminal defense attorney Leigh S. Schrope talks about the avenues someone can pursue for relief from their sentence.
