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Article: Georgia Supreme Court Overturns Aggravated Child Molestation Conviction of Marcus Dixon; 19 Year-Old's Early Release Expected.
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- May 3, 2004
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ATLANTA, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed Marcus Dixon's conviction for aggravated child molestation in connection with a sexual encounter with a classmate in Rome, Georgia last year.
In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court said that the Georgia General Assembly intended to punish Dixon's conduct as misdemeanor statutory rape rather than felony aggravated child molestation. The trial court judge will re-sentence on the misdemeanor charge and the defense will urge the court to recognize that Marcus Dixon has already served over a year in prison.
The court said that Georgia's statutory rape and child molestation statutes must be ...