...Mulherin wouldn't budge once his mind was made up, nor would he lose sleep worrying about past decisions. Former Judge Neal Dickert said Mulherin taught him to devise a decision-making process and stick with it."He didn't second-guess himself...
...the state Board of Elections in February 1997. Beazley retired again in December 2004."We all loved her," said Neal Dickert, who served as chairman of the Board of Elections through the 1980s. "She lived a good life and leaves a lot of friends...
A jury deadlocked, unable to reach a unanimous verdict, at the end of a five-day murder trial Friday. Judge Neal Dickert then declared a mistrial in Said Mutazz's Richmond County Superior Court trial. Assistant District Attorneys Jeff...
...death Dec. 11, 2003. But it was in self-defense, they contend. Mr. Allen opted not to testify Tuesday. Judge Neal Dickert will instruct the jury that the law forbids anyone from holding that against Mr. Allen. This morning, defense attorneys...
...not indicted. He is accused of killing 18-year-old Rodnick Patterson at an Oct. 17, 2005, dance party. Judge Neal Dickert set a $200,000 bond for Mr. Hanna in April, but Mr. Hanna's family was unable to post it. Because he hasn't...
An Augusta man accused of committing a double homicide nearly two years ago could stand trial in January. Judge Neal Dickert said Friday he would like to hold Willie Allen's death penalty trial in Richmond County Superior Court in the last...
...ineffective counsel and that he is mentally retarded. In Wednesday's hearing before Augusta Superior Court Judge Neal Dickert, attorney Andy Prince testified that during the trial, he would go back to his hotel room and drink until he "couldn't...
...justices decided the Augusta circuit had to conduct business the same way every other judicial circuit does. Judge Neal Dickert said Wednesday that the judges are confident the Supreme Court will approve the new plan they hope to begin using in...
...clerks in each county completed the task of assigning every pending case. The lists are a little overwhelming, Judge Neal Dickert said Friday. More than 3,000 criminal cases are pending in the circuit. Two-thirds of those are in Richmond County...
...Fleming said. "We'll submit briefs, and the Supreme Court will decide." In a Monday ruling, Superior Court Judge Neal Dickert favored the school board, stating that the board did not violate state law when it awarded the school's $11.26...
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