Attorneys issue joint statement about special prosecutors in two high-profile APD officer cases
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Officer Garrett Rolfe gives Rayshard Brooks a sobriety test moments before his deadly shooting in southwest Atlanta on June 12, 2020.
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ATLANTA - Attorneys for the family of Rayshard Brooks and college students Taniyah Pilgrim and Messiah Young issued a joint statement on Thursday, the day after Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr’s office named special prosecutors in two high-profile criminal cases against Atlanta police officers.
Willis, who took office in January, had argued that actions by her predecessor, Paul Howard, made it inappropriate for her office to handle the prosecutions. She had asked a judge to determine who should handle the case after Carr twice rejected her requests to recuse herself.
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New prosecutor appointed in shooting of Rayshard Brooks
Georgiaâs attorney general has appointed the head of a prosecutorsâ group to oversee the criminal case against the police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks last year
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ATLANTA Georgia s attorney general announced Wednesday that he has appointed the head of a prosecutors group to oversee the criminal case against the police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks.
Peter Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneysâ Council of Georgia, will serve as substitute prosecutor in the case against Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, Attorney General Chris Carr s office said.
Georgia AG assigns new prosecutor in shooting death Rayshard Brooks
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(Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council)
The announcement that Peter Skandalakis will serve as substitute prosecutor in the case against Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe was made Wednesday afternoon by Attorney General Chris Carr’s office.
The council is a government agency that supports Georgia prosecutors and their staff, including by providing training and professional development.
Judge disqualifies Fulton DA as prosecutor in Brooks case
The Fulton County District Attorney has been disqualified from prosecuting the defendants in the death of Rayshard Brooks due to the fact they might be called as witnesses.
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