The state's top court has reversed the conviction of a Fulton County assistant principal sentenced to 22 years in prison for shooting his wife.
Rodney Denson, who worked at Kennedy Middle School, had pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after shooting his wife, Elletta Bailey at their home in Fairburn.
The Georgia Supreme Court's unanimous opinion handed down Monday reverses the conviction.
It says that according to court transcripts, Denson was never advised that by pleading guilty he was waiving his constitutional right protecting him from testifying against himself.
Rodney Denson, who worked at Kennedy Middle School, had pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after shooting his wife, Elletta Bailey at their home in Fairburn.
The Georgia Supreme Court's unanimous opinion handed down Monday reverses the conviction.
It says that according to court transcripts, Denson was never advised that by pleading guilty he was waiving his constitutional right protecting him from testifying against himself.
(AP)
