Pursuant to a scheduling order that was entered on March 6, 2008, Mr. Holsey filed a motion in the United States District Court requesting discovery. In federal court, Mr. Holsey is not automatically entitled to discovery as he was afforded a discovery period during his state appeal. If the Court grants this motion, Mr. Holsey’s attorneys will be afforded a period of time in which to gather evidence in support of his claims of constitutional violations. Our office will be filing a response opposing his request for discovery by May 7th. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call or e-mail me.
Cindy Ormerod 
Paralegal
Georgia Attorney General’s Office
(404) 463-2581
(404) 651-6459 (fax)
cormerod@law.ga.gov
Hannah Marney
The Union-Recorder
More than 300 people showed up for the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Military College Alumni Association’s 12th annual Will Robinson Memorial Run on Saturday at the North Baldwin Fire Department, braving the 40-something degree weather for a good cause.
“We had a great turnout and the weather was great though a bit chilly,” Baldwin County Sheriff’s Department Chief of Detectives Capt. Christopher Spires said.
Suzanne Ratliff with the GMC Alumni Association was happy with the cool weather and the support of the community and GMC students.
“Cold is better than rain. We were happy with the results, and it was a good turnout,” Ratliff said.
Some excellent times were posted for the 5K or 3.2 miles run, Spires said.
Baldwin High standout Franco Delaluz made it back-to-back wins at the Memorial this year, finishing the 5K in 16 minutes and 36 seconds, Spires said.
“That is a very fast run,” Spires said.
Katherine Lacksen was the female winner with a time of 27 minutes and 47 seconds.
Spires estimates about $11,000 was raised, though that was before paying the costs of the event.
The money raised will go toward two scholarships to Georgia Military College, one being in the name of Will Robinson and the other as a GMC Alumni Association scholarship. The remaining funds will go toward the D.A.R.E. program, Spires said.
T-shirts for the event are still available. Contact Spires at (478) 445-7108 for more information.
Winners in the other categories who received trophies:
— One mile “fun” run male winner — George Bowels
— One mile “fun” run female winner — Cherokee Henry
— Overall public safety winner — McKay Bloodworth with Georgia State Patrol with 23 minutes and eight seconds in the 5K run
— Overall male Baldwin County winner — Fred Eaton with 18 minutes and 13 seconds in the 5K run
— Overall female Baldwin County winner — Lindsay White with 24 minutes and 38 seconds in the 5K run
Winners in each age group were also recognized.
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POF Name City Age Time
1 Franco Delaluz Milledgeville 17 16:36
2 Robert Bradham Macon 16 17:59
3 Fred Eaton Milledgeville 40 18:13
4 Clark Walker Hardwick 49 18:18
5 Jerry Herrin Milledgeville 46 18:29
6 Adrian Puebla (m) Milledgeville 15 18:37
7 Jason Hendrix Peachtree City 21 18:56
8 John Downey Milledgeville 26 19:55
9 Christian Hernandez Milledgeville 15 20:01
10 Katherine Lacksen Sparta 16 20:47
11 Larry Lacksen Sparta 13 21:08
12 James Bradham Macon 14 21:23
13 Shane Bloodworth Milledgeville 15 21:24
14 Jeff Lacksen Sparta 46 21:25
15 Will Lacksen Sparta 11 21:30
16 Rod Dudley Toomsboro 18 21:42
17 Brittley Blount Macon 17 21:57
18 Elizabeth Lacksen Sparta 15 22:09
19 Jerome Douglas Gray 49 22:09
20 Jason Maddox Milledgeville 27 22:14
21 Bennie Cullens Sandersville 60 22:23
22 Jaris Landham (f) 37 22:38
23 Alfred L Willis Rheem 49 22:40
24 MacKay Bloodworth (m) Milledgeville 33 23:08
25 Savannah Walker Macon 13 23:10
26 Mary Lacksen Sparta 51 23:24
27 Derek Messer Milledgeville 15 23:31
28 Alan Whitehouse Milledgeville 51 23:52
29 Alex Taylor (f) Marietta 18 23:58
30 Greg See 39 23:58
31 Kelley Lunsford (f) Gray 31 23:59
32 Melissa Jones Macon 26 24:02
33 Lindsay White Milledgeville 19 24:25
34 Caroline Pevig Haddock 15 24:38
35 No POF card 24:44
36 Alexis Holsey Milledgeville 15 24:49
37 Marion Nelson (m) Milledgeville 54 25:01
38 Jennifer Aldridge Milledgeville 32 25:13
39 Jordan Harrison (m) Milledgeville 15 25:25
40 Steve Huff Macon 51 25:38
41 Sarah Kay Brooks Milledgeville 41 25:44
42 Ron McGowan Milledgeville 34 25:44
43 Jeremy Straughan Milledgeville 14 25:58
44 Julia Huprich Milledgeville 24 26:33
45 Henry Donaldson Bishop 40 26:37
46 Hudson Wingfield Milledgeville 15 26:49
47 Dan Jones Macon 26 26:57
48 Barbara Ezell Milledgeville 49 27:08
49 David Carver Milledgeville 52 27:19
50 Helene Eaton Milledgeville 37 27:20
51 Cecile Deen Athens 28 27:27
52 Felton Watson Macon 66 27:33
53 Jose Carlos Espina 27:36
54 Jon Deen Milledgeville 34 27:38
55 Jana Weems Eatonton 27 27:38
56 D J Brown Macon 29 27:45
57 Luanne Sewell Vienna 60 27:45
58 Robert Huprich Milledgeville 25 27:46
59 Bavvy Havier (m) Milledgeville 45 28:24
60 Travis Toole Milledgeville 16 28:26
61 Kim Herrin Milledgeville 40 28:31
62 Jennifer Wallace Warthen 30 28:36
63 Caryl Deems Byron 45 28:44
64 Carroll Allen (m) 61 28:52
65 Edward Shelon Milledgeville 53 28:57
66 Julie Parmley Milledgeville 48 29:02
67 Steve Hamlin 54 29:08
68 Maggie Yancey Gordon 19 29:13
69 Charles Browder Milledgeville 42 29:16
70 Scott Johns Milledgeville 16 29:23
71 Connie Wesson Milledgeville 40 29:27
72 Young Bark (f) Milledgeville 48 29:32
73 David Perry Milledgeville 61 29:36
74 Autumn Perry Milledgeville 60 29:38
75 Wanda Aldridge 65 29:39
76 Skylar Walker (m) Milledgeville 14 30:29
77 David Walker Macon 43 30:40
78 Page Jackson Milledgeville 16 30:54
79 Britt Parker Montrose 42 30:55
80 Reese Cohn (f) Milledgeville 24 31:07
81 Oliver Gravino Athens 20 31:08
82 Jason Childre Milledgeville 10 31:10
83 Angie Childre Milledgeville 37 31:16
84 Jason Childre Milledgeville 38 31:16
85 Lindsay Cornell Milledgeville 23 31:18
86 Courtney Stillwell Milledgeville 26 31:18
87 Clifford Teems 24 31:58
88 Lindee Lord Milledgeville 15 32:23
89 Dustin Wallace Milledgeville 15 32:23
90 T Holland (m) Milledgeville 43 32:27
91 Rachel Harvey 28 32:37
92 Rachel Sposito Milledgeville 23 32:45
93 Darlene Nuss Warner Robins 41 33:05
94 No POF card 33:40
95 Luke Ezell Milledgeville 14 33:42
96 Richard Marshall Macon 64 33:46
97 Callie Fountain McIntye 12 34:05
98 Jan Harrington 35 34:16
99 Juli Parker Montrose 34 34:19
100 Irina Spikes Milledgeville 47 34:47
101 Joshua Brown Milledgeville 14 34:48
102 Kerrie Alsaker 29 35:00
103 Tricia Eubanks Augusta 20 36:13
104 Pat Moss Milledgeville 64 36:14
105 Jasmyn Fuller Milledgeville 15 36:30
106 Rob Fuller Macon 51 36:49
107 Hunter Blenk Eatonton 8 36:50
108 Russell Blenk Eatonton 42 37:10
109 Harry Hogan Dudley 51 37:11
110 Sallie Smith Milledgeville 21 37:17
111 Ian Bailey Milledgeville 12 37:22
112 Jamarcus Jarrett Milledgeville 11 37:39
113 Devin Falchook Milledgeville 13 37:53
114 Karen Seagraves Milledgeville 47 37:57
115 No POF card 38:22
116 No POF card 38:22
117 Hollie Salter Milledgeville 21 38:55
118 G W Brooks Eatonton 10 39:44
119 Michelle Brooks Eatonton 38 39:45
120 Bob Huprich Acworth 47 41:55
121 Cheryl Huprich Acworth 47 41:56
122 William Donaldson Bishop 10 42:10
123 Valerie Donaldson Bishop 38 42:10
124 Kathy Zweizig Milledgeville 50 42:18
125 Maya Mapp Milledgeville 11 42:19
126 Brenda Wall Leesburg 55 42:23
127 Brenda Brown Milledgeville 37 44:14
128 Schleta Butts (f) Milledgeville 31 44:22
129 Monique Warren Milledgeville 35 44:24
130 Caleb Brown Milledgeville 11 45:03
131 Patrice Balkcom Milledgeville 41 45:19
132 Seth Brown Milledgeville 14 45:27
133 Connie Bark Milledgeville 17 45:28
134 Karmyn Fuller Milledgeville 15 45:28
135 Aidan Falchook Milledgeville 10 45:44
136 Darlene Thigpen 48 46:29
137 Katie Anna Thigpen Milledgeville 12 46:30
138 Emily Donaldson Bishop 7 47:25
139 Logan Colburn Milledgeville 13 47:47
140 Chase Colwell Milledgeville 13 47:48
141 Taylore Brooks (f) Milledgeville 10 47:51
142 No POF card 48:29
143 Taylor Wooden (f) Milledgeville 12 49:19
144 Vanna Ruth Stone Milledgeville 12 49:20
145 Colleen Wilson Milledgeville 39 49:22
146 Rodney Stone Milledgeville 41 49:45
147 Kailey Calhan Milledgeville 11 50:39
148 Logan Brann Milledgeville 13 50:47
149 Suzanne Falchook Milledgeville 40 51:08
150 Fred Falchook Milledgeville 43 51:09
151 Austin See Milledgeville 12 51:24
152 Alyssa Williams Eatonton 14 52:15
153 Cody Meeks Milledgeville 12 52:49
154 Justin Grimes Milledgeville 12 52:50
155 No POF card 52:56
156 Ray Mosley Milledgeville 13 52:57
157 No POF card 52:58
158 Kaitlyn Russ Milledgeville 12 53:22
159 Brandon Crawford Milledgeville 12 53:22
160 Amy Folendore Milledgeville 13 53:23
161 Angela Bullock Milledgeville 37 54:26
162 Kayla Dubay Milledgeville 11 54:27
163 Spencer Tyson 13 54:40
164 No POF card 54:47
165 Vicki Folendore Milledgeville 47 54:51
166 Judy Harville Milledgeville 48 54:52
167 Lisa Starley Milledgeville 45 55:59
168 Shawn Dennis (m) Milledgeville 24 56:38
169 No POF card 56:39
170 Elizabeth Tingen Macon 28 57:05
171 Tracie Stone Milledgeville 41 57:13
172 Drew Arnold Milledgeville 16 57:14
173 Adam Aistry Milledgeville 16 62:43
174 Kimberly Granolde Eatonton 16 62:49
175 Haylee Milledgeville 13 62:49
176 Leanna Harbor Milledgeville 13 62:51
177 Erin McDade Milledgeville 16 65:01
178 Chay Aycock (f) Milledgeville 16 65:01
179 Katelyn LeBrun Milledgeville 16 65:02
180 Lauren Harbor Milledgeville 16 65:06
Holsey to be put to death for murder of sheriff’s deputy
Hannah Marney and Scott Teague
The Union-Recorder
The Georgia State Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for Robert Wayne Holsey who was convicted of the 1995 murder of a Baldwin County Sheriff’s deputy.
Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright, who prosecuted Holsey in 1999, said he was ecstatic when he heard the news.
“I felt it was justice,” Bright said. “I felt that Holsey deserved the death penalty for the murder of sheriff’s deputy Will Robinson.”
The state was prepared to try the case again if the supreme court upheld Superior Court Judge Neal W. Dickert’s ruling in May that overturned Holsey’s death penalty.
For the complete story, see the Feb. 27 edition.
]]>By Tim Sturrock
TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER
The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated Monday the death penalty against a man convicted in 1997 of killing a Baldwin County sheriff’s deputy.
Robert Wayne Holsey, now 41, is back on death row for the 1995 killing of 26-year-old deputy William Robinson IV.
Sheriff Bill Massee said he is pleased with the decision and that Robinson’s murder had a huge impact on the community.
“It was a very personal case with everyone involved,” Massee said. “Everyone in the community has watched this case closely.”
Robinson was killed in December 1995 while trying to arrest Holsey in connection with an armed robbery. Holsey was found guilty and sentenced to death in 1997.
Last May, Superior Court Judge Neal Dickert of the Augusta Judicial Circuit overturned the death sentence, citing ineffective defense counsel. The judge ruled that Holsey’s defense did not go far enough in detailing his troubled family background or mental health issues before the jury.
In the appeal, evidence was submitted about the defendant’s “limited intelligence, his troubled and abusive home life, his positive contributions at home and elsewhere, and his mother’s and sister’s mental health issues.”
But in a unanimous decision released Monday, the state’s high court ruled that the additional information wouldn’t have made a significant difference in the case.
Frank Robinson, William Robinson’s brother, said he was ecstatic about the reinstatement of the death penalty for Holsey. He said waiting for a resolution in the case has been difficult, but not as difficult as not having his brother around.
“He was an all-American guy, I guess, smart, fun to be around. He was a good friend and a good brother,” Frank Robinson said.
Massee said William Robinson’s death was like the unexpected loss of a family member.
“The loss is not only immediate, but it is a continuing loss,” he said.
Fred Bright, the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit district attorney, said if the Georgia Supreme Court had not reinstated the death penalty, his office would have retried the case.
Holsey can file several other appeals, which could take years to resolve, said Russ Willard, spokesman for the state Attorney General’s Office.
The Associated Press
contributed to this report.
To contact Tim Sturrock, call 744-4347 or e-mail tsturrock@macontel.com.
Associated Press
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty against a man convicted in 1995 of murdering a Baldwin County sheriff’s deputy.
Robert Wayne Holsey, now 41, had been on death row for the 1995 killing of deputy William Robinson IV.
In May, Superior Court Judge Neal Dickert overturned the death sentence, citing ineffective defense counsel. The judge ruled that Holsey’s defense did not go far enough in detailing his troubled family background or mental health issues before the jury.
But in a unanimous decision released Monday, the state’s high court ruled that Holsey’s claims regarding ineffective counsel “must fail given the lack of resulting actual prejudice.”
In his appeal, Holsey submitted evidence about the defendant’s “limited intelligence, his troubled and abusive home life, his positive contributions at home and elsewhere, and his mother’s and sister’s mental health issues.”
Justice P. Harris Hines wrote in the decision that “introduction of Holsey’s new evidence at his trial would not have had an impact on the jury’s sentencing deliberations sufficient to help sustain a successful ineffective assistance of counsel claim regarding the sentencing phase.”
Holsey was found guilty and sentenced to death in 1997.
Robinson was killed in December 1995 while trying to arrest Holsey in connection with an armed robbery.
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Time
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Female
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| One Mile | Dwain Swanson |
8:56
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Rebecca Eaton |
10:07
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| 5K Overall | Franco DeLaLuz |
16:56
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Katherine Lacksen |
20:50
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| 5K Baldwin County |
Fred Eaton |
17:42
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Angie Childre |
21:55
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| 5K Public Safety | Tony Holland |
36:47
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| 10 & Under | 1st place | Will Lacksen |
22:51
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Macy Watkins |
32:06
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Macie Ford | |||
| 3rd place | Thomas Resha |
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Ainsley Brookins | |||
| 11-14 | 1st place | Adrian Scott Puebla |
19:21
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Elizabeth Lacksen |
22:35
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| 2nd place | Larry Lacksen |
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Alexis Holsey | |||
| 3rd place | Jeremy Straughon |
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Lindee Lord | |||
| 15-19 | 1st place | Rod Dudley |
21:48
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Jennifer Thompson |
26:19
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| 2nd place | Travis Gilliland |
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Page Jackson | |||
| 3rd place | Clifton Wingfield |
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Erin McDade | |||
| 20-24 | 1st place | Jonny Digby |
18:47
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Claire Paletz |
35:18
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| 2nd place | Chris Speight |
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Jacinta Warren | |||
| 25-29 | 1st place | Matt Gentry |
21:51
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Hope Mullis |
26:57
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Amy Whatley | |||
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Tricia Archer | ||||
| 30-34 | 1st place | Donny Wallach |
19:23
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Carla Dabbs |
24:44
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Lana Swanson | |||
| 3rd place | Marty Phillips |
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Jennifer Aldridge | |||
| 35-39 | 1st place | Jason Childre |
20:11
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Helene Eaton |
26:10
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| 2nd place | Harry Thompson |
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Nicki Sibilsky | |||
| 3rd place | Trey Britt |
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Sandra Prosperi | |||
| 40-44 | 1st place | Darrin Jacoby |
18:23
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Robyn Simpson |
32:05
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Karen Jarrell | |||
| 3rd place | Ed Waddell |
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Andrea Hyatt | |||
| 45-49 | 1st place | Clark Walker |
17:51
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Stacie Goggens |
26:11
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Barbara Ezell | |||
| 3rd place | Jerry Worley |
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Young Bark | |||
| 50-54 | 1st place | Ronnie Kittrell |
22:25
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Mary Lacksen |
22:09
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Susan Pennington | |||
| 3rd place | Tommy Hillman |
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Gail Thomason | |||
| 55-59 | 1st place | Ronnie Owens |
37:48
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| 60 & up | 1st place | Frank Eady |
22:57
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Wanda Aldridge |
32:24
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Anne Sanchez Culberson | |||
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Pat Moss | ||||
Arguments heard
Georgia Supreme Court hears Holsey case
Hannah Marney
The Union-Recorder
ATLANTA —
Old wounds reopened Monday as the Georgia Supreme Court heard oral arguments on reinstating Robert Wayne Holsey’s death sentence.
Holsey’s appellant attorney argued that the justices should uphold a superior court judge’s ruling earlier this year throwing out Holsey’s death sentence. And the Georgia Attorney General’s Office asked the justices to disregard the judge’s earlier ruling and reinstate Holsey’s death sentence.
Holsey shot and killed Baldwin County Sheriff Deputy Will Robinson in 1995 after robbing a convenience store. A jury convicted Holsey in 1997 and sentenced him to death for the deputy’s slaying.
The supreme court chambers were packed Monday with Baldwin County residents.
For full story, please see the Oct. 17, 2006 edition of The Union-Recorder
]]>By Greg Bluestein
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA -
Convicted murderer Robert Wayne Holsey either has a sophisticated
vocabulary and an adequate IQ or a record of school failure and a drunk lawyer
who failed to point out his client’s deficiencies when Holsey was on trial for
his life.
Armed with school records and trial documents, Holsey’s lawyers and state
prosecutors clashed again Monday before the Georgia Supreme Court to debate
whether he deserves the death penalty for the 1995 killing of a Baldwin County
sheriff’s deputy.
Holsey was on death row for the killing of William Robinson when a judge
overturned the sentence in May, ruling that Holsey’s lawyer didn’t go far enough
in pursuing a mental retardation defense.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Boleyn told the judges that Holsey’s
family never brought up mental retardation or a learning disability during the
1997 trial. She also said he had a “surprising” vocabulary and a recent IQ score
that landed him out of the range of mental retardation.
“He didn’t function in society because he was anti-social,” she said, not
because of a mental deficiency.
Holsey’s attorney, Thomas Dunn, said his client had earned lower scores on
the IQ test during earlier takes and logged an adequate score only because he
was given an abbreviated version of the test.
He also noted how Holsey’s lawyer during the murder trial, Andy Prince, later
testified that during the trial he was drinking a quart of vodka a day. “He was
an absolute train wreck,” Dunn said.
Robinson was shot to death in December 1995 after he stopped Holsey’s car,
which matched the description of a getaway vehicle in the armed robbery of a
convenience store.
Ocmulgee District Attorney Fred Bright has said if the state’s high court
doesn’t reinstate the death sentence, he will seek a retrial.
Robert Wayne Holsey is convicted of killing a Baldwin County Sheriff’s Deputy in 1995. Now he’s going through the appeals process to stay off death row.
Robert Wayne Holsey was convicted of killing Baldwin County Sheriff’s Deputy Will Robinson in 1995. A jury gave him the death penalty, but an appeals court overturned it. Now state attorneys argue that Holsey should be put back on death row.
The defense says Holsey’s first lawyer didn’t argue well enough that he could be mentally retarded.
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