Attorneys for the man accused of killing four people in Fulton County in the 2021 spa shootings say he shouldn’t face the death penalty because he was too young at the time to know what he was doing.
Robert Aaron Long, now 24, is due back in court Friday, Oct. 20, for a motions hearing. He is being represented by the Georgia Capital Defender’s Office.
Court records filed last week show Long’s defense is arguing that he was prone to impulsive behavior because he was 21 years old when he was arrested for capital murder and his brain had not fully developed.
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