Tuesday, April 17, 2012
But the prosecution tells the Court of Appeals that the Marietta mom, not a hit-and-run driver, deserves the blame for her son's jaywalking death in 2010.
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Tuesday, April 17
Prosecutors passed on the chance to speak in court today about why Marietta mom Raquel Nelson should be retried for vehicular homicide, but they made their case clear in a court filing, according to The Associated Press: Nelson, not hit-and-run driver Jerry Guy, was responsible for the death of her 4-year-old son, A.J. Newman, two years ago. "The officers determined that A.J. was killed because his mother walked with him into the roadway under unsafe conditions," reads the 29-page brief from the Cobb County Solicitor General’s Office to the Georgia Court of Appeals, according to the AP report. "Another driver could have just as easily been the one that hit A.J. In fact, there is evidence that another driver did almost hit the group after …
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Kids honor veterans with a fundraiser, Marietta interior designer competes on HGTV, MHS students place in a culinary competition, the first flight for an international F-35 takes place, the food scores are out and more— look at Tuesday's Marietta news.
Kids Make Poppies to Honor Veterans Cobb children made hundreds of paper poppies to honor veterans and raise money for wreaths, which will be placed on veterans' graves at the Marietta Cemetery. Marietta Designer to Compete in HGTV 'Design Wars' After only a year in business, Marietta interior designer Lori May will put her skills to the test on HGTV's "Design Wars". Marietta Student Culinary Team Places The Marietta High School team placed fourth in a competition against 14 other schools. Instructor Chef Ginger Pratt was named the recipient of the Georgia Restaurant Educator Excellence Award. United Kingdom’s First F-35 Makes Inaugural Flight This was the first international F-35 to fly. The jet was taken through a series of functional …
The "jaywalking mom" will appeal a judge's decision in an attempt to have charges of her 4-year-old son's jaywalking death dismissed.
Raquel Nelson, the Marietta mom convicted last year of three charges in the hit-and-run death of her 4-year-old son, will make her appeal Tuesday of a judge’s decision not to throw out charges of vehicular homicide and crossing outside a crosswalk in the jaywalking death. Nelson's case is one of two on the calendar for the Georgia Court of Appeals, which has received filings in her appeal since the fall. After a jury convicted Nelson of second-degree vehicular homicide, reckless conduct and crossing outside a crosswalk in July, Cobb County State Court Judge Kathryn Tanksley sentenced Nelson to a year of probation with the option for a retrial. Nelson chose to have the new trial. Tanksley dismissed the reckless conduct charge in October but…
Saturday, February 25, 2012
The driver is not expected to be charged in Friday night's collision south of Marietta.
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Saturday, February 25
A woman was killed late Friday night while crossing Austell Road south of Marietta. Wendy Nolan, 39, of Austell was struck by a red 2004 Toyota Corolla south of Floyd Road just before 10:40 p.m., Cobb County police spokesman Officer Mike Bowman reported. He said she stepped into the path of the northbound Toyota, which was driven by Jasmine Hamm, 24, of Austell. Nolan was pronounced dead at WellStar Kennestone Hospital. Hamm was not hurt and is not expected to be charged, Bowman said. Police ask anyone with information on the fatal crash to call 770-499-3987. It was the third serious car-pedestrian collision and second fatality in two days in the southeastern quarter of Cobb County. Former McEachern football coach Charles Collins, 66, of …
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Today is the first birthday of Marietta Patch. Let us know how we're doing and what we can do better, and remember to share your story ideas, photos and thoughts with us.
It has been a year since Marietta Patch launched and a little over four months since I've been editor. So tell us what we've done well and what we can do better. Get Involved 2011 was about building our site, and 2012 will be focused on you, our readers and community. We are looking to engage the community more going forward. You can now upload your photos straight to the site via the Neighborhood Gallery. You can also browse our blogs and even become a local voice by emailing me at melissa.kory@patch.com. You can upload announcements (events, obituaries, celebrations, graduations, lost and founds, promotions, awards, thank you's etc.) and calendar items by yourself or email the information to me. Remember you can also follow us on …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The Marietta mom's conviction in her son's jaywalking death comes in second on a national list for 2011.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
"The tragic case of Raquel Nelson" is the second-worst transportation failure of 2011, according to a list compiled by an online magazine, The Atlantic Cities. Nelson's case—a jury convicted her of three misdemeanors in the jaywalking death of her son in April 2010—comes behind only Florida's refusal to take federal money for high-speed rail on the transit-leaning list, compiled by Eric Jaffe. Behind the Marietta mother of two surviving daughters are such big-money projects as a bridge closing and a bridge rebuilding, a bus drivers' strike in Detroit, the nonevent that was California's Carmaggedon, and the expiration of a tax break for commuters who take mass transit. Jaffe writes that the conviction of Nelson on charges of second-degree …
Monday, November 14, 2011
The Marietta mom is scheduled for a second trial in her son's jaywalking death in Cobb County.
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Raquel Nelson is making another bid to end her vehicular homicide case without a second trial. Nelson, the Marietta mom convicted this summer in the jaywalking death of her 4-year-old son in April 2010, is asking the Georgia Court of Appeals to review State Court Judge Kathryn Tanksley’s refusal to dismiss that charge and a count of crossing outside a crosswalk last month, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Tanksley did dismiss a charge of reckless conduct against Nelson during pretrial motions from defense attorney Steven Sadow, who took on the case after the first trial. Tanksley oversaw Nelson’s first trial, at which she was convicted of all three misdemeanor charges. The judge spared the mother of two surviving girls any jail …
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Jury selection for the Nelson's trial is set to begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 28.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
The second trial of Raquel Nelson, which was scheduled to occur Tuesday, has been postponed. Nelson faces a trial on two misdemeanors—second-degree vehicular homicide and crossing a street elsewhere than a crosswalk—in the death of son A.J. on April 10, 2010. Jury selection for the trial is set to begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 28, in courtroom 3A of the Cobb County State Court, according to the Associated Press. Cobb County State Court Judge Kathryn Tanksley dismissed one of three charges against the Marietta-area mother on Oct. 5. Nelson no longer is charged with reckless conduct. Nelson was convicted in July and sentenced to a year's probation and 40 hours of community service, but the judge offered her a new trial. Nelson and her attorney Steve …
Monday, October 17, 2011
A Cobb County judge's decision Monday means the Marietta mother will face a retrial next week in her son's jaywalking death.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Raquel Nelson won't avoid a second trial on charges related to the jaywalking death of her 4-year-old son. Cobb County State Court Judge Kathryn Tanksley denied a defense motion Monday to dismiss the remaining two charges against Nelson, including second-degree vehicular homicide, The Associated Press reported in an article carried by the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Nelson is scheduled for trial Oct. 25 on the vehicular homicide charge and crossing a road elsewhere than a crosswalk, both misdemeanors. Nelson was convicted in July on those charges and reckless conduct in the death of son A.J., who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in April 2010 as Nelson and her three children tried to cross darkened Austell Road from a Cobb Community …
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A Cobb County state judge dismissed a misdemeanor reckless conduct charge and was considering the possibility of dropping two more charges against the Marietta mother whose son was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
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 Cobb County 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. Cobb County State Court Judge Kathryn Tanksley dismissed one of three charges against the Marietta-area mother on Oct. 5. Nelson no longer is charged with reckless conduct, but she still faces a second trial this month on two other misdemeanors…
Peggy Hall
8:24 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
I think it's AWFUL. This poor mother has lost a child. She is guilty of jaywalking, but there is definitely a reason the driver of the car ran. Give this poor woman a break. more ›