Courtroom thrown into chaos after judge mistakenly delivers guilty verdict
Judge sparks courtroom confusion with mistaken guilty verdict
- An Atlanta judge mistakenly announced a guilty verdict for Alton Oliver, who was on trial for the 2022 fatal shooting of a Fulton County deputy.
- The courtroom in Georgia erupted in confusion on Friday after Judge Henry Newkirk's initial announcement.
- Realising his error, the judge quickly corrected himself, re-reading the statement to acquit Oliver of all charges.
- Judge Newkirk apologised for what he termed a 'mispronunciation' of the verdict.
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