High Court upholds conviction in ax killings
by Associated Press Wire
July 09, 2012 11:30 AM | 226 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
ATLANTA (AP) _ The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the convictions and sentence of a man found guilty of slaughtering his family with a bush ax in Columbus in 1985.

Michael Curry had appealed his conviction, saying the case was built on circumstantial evidence that failed to prove his guilt.

The court said in a unanimous decision released Monday that the evidence was enough for the jury to find Curry guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The decision upholds Curry’s three consecutive life prison sentences.

Curry was convicted in 2011 after cold-case investigators took a fresh look at the killings.

Prosecutors say Curry hacked his pregnant wife Ann to death, and also used the bush ax to slay his 4-year-old daughter Erika and 1-year-old son Ryan in Columbus.

Comments
(0)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
No Comments Yet
*We welcome your comments on the stories and issues of the day and seek to provide a forum for the community to voice opinions. All comments are subject to moderator approval before being made visible on the website but are not edited. The use of profanity, obscene and vulgar language, hate speech, and racial slurs is strictly prohibited. Advertisements, promotions, spam, and links to outside websites will also be rejected. Please read our terms of service for full guides