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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Nichols' lawyers: no contempt for public defenders office

Lawyers for accused Atlanta courthouse gunman Brian Nichols say they no longer want the state's public defender's office held in contempt of court. The legal team previously had asked for the contempt charge against the office for cutting-off funding for Nichols' legal fees. The Nichols team believes now that the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council cannot continue funding their defense. The judge in the case has already suspended jury selection over the funding issue.

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