Judge Tells APS Jury To Read Indictment As Written, Despite Mistake
Jurors in the Atlanta test cheating trial hit a snag today soon after they began deliberating. They were confused by a mistake in the indictment.
A count against former administrator Sharon Davis-Williams mixes up two different schools where she worked.
The jury asked Judge Jerry Baxter if it should treat the mistake as a clerical error. Prosecutors argued it should. Davis-Williams’ attorney, Teresa Mann, said Baxter should direct the jury to find her “not guilty” because of the state’s mistake.
After hearing from both sides, Baxter instructed the jury.
“You’re going to need to just deal with a strict reading of the charges,” he said.
The jury has to sift through six months of evidence and testimony from more than 160 witnesses. The 12 defendants face up to 20 years in prison for allegedly conspiring to cheat on the 2009 Criterion-Referenced Competency Test.
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