Nelson's Ex-Husband Supports Initial Conviction

LaBron Newman, Racquel Nelson’s ex-husband and A.J. Newman’s father, said he thought she shouldn’t get a second chance at a trial, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Newman says the initial conviction and sentence were fair and that he has been in contact with the Solicitor's Office to voice his dissatisfaction.

Newman said the last time he saw his son and younger daughter Lauryn was in 2007 and that Nelson seldom responded to his requests to speak with his children, the AJC says.

Judge Kathryn Tanksley dismissed one of three charges against the Marietta-area mother on .

Nelson , but she still faces a second trial this month on two other misdemeanors—second-degree vehicular homicide and crossing a street elsewhere than a crosswalk—in the death of son A.J. on April 10, 2010.

Tanksley , then gave her the unusual option to pursue a retrial instead.

That trial , but Nelson’s attorney, Steve Sadow, moved for Tanksley to throw out the entire case. The judge is considering the motion regarding the remaining charges.