Officer John Sowa
Summary of Offense:
In March 2000, a jury sentenced Gregory P. Lawler to death for the fatal shooting of Atlanta Police Officer John Sowa in 1997.
Officer John Sowa
Summary of Offense:
In March 2000, a jury sentenced Gregory P. Lawler to death for the fatal shooting of Atlanta Police Officer John Sowa in 1997.
On February 25, 2011, Lawler filed a habeas petition in Federal District Court.
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/geo...v00571/173117/
Nothing will give me more personal satisfaction than to see this dirtbag who murdered my friend Rick put down like a dog. As a long time Reserve Police Officer in Massachusetts, I wait unfailingly to see this through and have some bit of justice served to his memory. This sociopath has less humanity than a sewer rat.
Last edited by BarryP; 03-13-2015 at 02:34 PM.
On May 29, 2014, Lawler filed an appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit over the presumable denial of his habeas petition in Federal District Court.
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/cir.../ca11/14-12389
On November 17, 2015, the Eleventh Circuit will hear oral argument in Lawler's appeal.
http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/d...Calendar_0.pdf
On December 10, 2015, in an unpublished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit DENIED Lawler's appeal. The judges were Tjoflat (Ford), Wilson (Clinton) and Martin (Obama).
http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opini.../201412389.pdf
On February 8, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit DENIED Lawler's petition for en banc rehearing.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search....es/16-5243.htm
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