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Transcript: Analysis: Georgia Supreme Court overturns the child molestation conviction against a former high school football star
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- May 3, 2004
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ROBERT SIEGEL
All Things Considered (NPR)
05-03-2004
Analysis: Georgia Supreme Court overturns the child molestation conviction against a former high school football star
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time: 9:00-10:00 PM
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
The Georgia Supreme Court today overturned a conviction for aggravated child molestation against a star high school football player. Marcus Dixon was 18 years old when he had sex with a 15-year-old girl. In reversing his conviction, the state's highest court also threw out a controversial mandatory 10-year prison sentence. NPR's Kathy Lohr is in Atlanta.
KATHY LOHR reporting:
In a 4-to-3 decision, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the football star from ...