Cobb County Superior Court Judge James Bodiford has been selected to take-over the case of accused Atlanta courthouse shooter Brian Nichols. The administrative judge in the 6th Judicial District, Superior Court Judge Quillian Baldwin, filed the order naming Bodiford.
Bodiford replaces Hilton Fuller in the Nichols case. Fuller stepped aside last week from the negative reaction to magazine comments he made suggesting everyone knows Nichols is guilty.
Bodiford previously presided over the first murder trial involving antifreeze killer Lynn Turner and the case involving Tri-State Crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh.
Brian Nichols stands accused of killing four people in a 2005 shooting spree that began in a downtown Atlanta federal courtroom.
Bodiford replaces Hilton Fuller in the Nichols case. Fuller stepped aside last week from the negative reaction to magazine comments he made suggesting everyone knows Nichols is guilty.
Bodiford previously presided over the first murder trial involving antifreeze killer Lynn Turner and the case involving Tri-State Crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh.
Brian Nichols stands accused of killing four people in a 2005 shooting spree that began in a downtown Atlanta federal courtroom.
