The trials look like any other criminal trial -- just an order of magnitude larger and longer
“Every week there are new things happening,” Morrison said. “It’s going to be action-packed legally speaking.”One of Georgia’s most famous racketeering cases in recent years was a cheating scandal in Atlanta public schools a decade ago. . The original indictment in the Atlanta case included 35 defendants, but by the time the trial came around, at least 20 defendants took plea deals. Just 12 went to trial.
Witnesses will take the stand, and multiple defense lawyers can cross-examine the witnesses. But no lawyer takes the roll of speaking for the group; every defendant is on their own in making their case to the jury. Defendants can turn on each other, experts say.The Atlanta school cheating trial lasted nearly eight months; it’s considered the longest trial in Georgia history.
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