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Public defender, D.A. argue over pretrial gag order request in officer assault case
Trial of Anthony Kent, accused of shooting Statesboro cop, slated for Aug. 4–8 after jury selection next week
Renata Newbill-Jallow
Ogeechee Circuit Chief Public Defender Renata Newbill-Jallow explains how the criminal justice system works, and doesn't work, during the Bulloch NAACP community conversation at City Hall on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (SCOTT BRYANT/Herald file)
It’s not every day that the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit’s chief public defender and elected district attorney personally argue conflicting concerns for a defendant’s right to a fair trial and the public’s right to know in front of a judge at the Bulloch County Judicial Annex, but it happened Monday morning.
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