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:: On September 1, 2009, the United States District Court granted William’s killer’s request to appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on certain issues. When the Eleventh Circuit issues a scheduling order, we will know the due dates for briefs. Let’s hope the Court will do their homework, study the briefs and decide not to hear the case. He needs to hurry up and die.
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:: 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
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:: 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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:: November 17th, 2007
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
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:: 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.
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:: 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.
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:: 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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:: School Spirit Award- GMC High School
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Time
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Female
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Time
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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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| 2nd place | Josh Brown |
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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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| 2nd place | Marcus Lillard |
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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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| 2nd place | Ron McGowan |
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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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| 2nd place | Keith Griffin |
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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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| 2nd place | Jerry Herrin |
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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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| 2nd place | Ron McClung |
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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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| 3rd place | P Brooks |
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| 60 & up | 1st place | Frank Eady |
22:57
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Wanda Aldridge |
32:24
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| 2nd place | Robert Culberson |
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Anne Sanchez Culberson | |||
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Pat Moss | ||||
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:: 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
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:: 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.
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