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Cobb County GA: Release Grieving Mother of Hit-and-Run & Install a Crosswalk
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    1. The Governor of GA (+ 4 others)
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      • The Governor of GA
      • Cobb County Transportation Department
      • Cobb County Commissioner District 1 (Helen Goreham)
      • Solicitor General, Cobb County (Barry Morgan)
      • State Court of Cobb County (Honorable Kathryn Tanksley)
  2. Created By
    Eliza Harris
    Orlando, FL
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UPDATE: Raquel Nelson has been offered the opportunity for a new trial to clear her name. Let's continue to support her until she is proved innocent of these charges in her son's death. http://news.change.org/stories/raquel-nelson-offered-new-trial-following-outpouring-of-grassroots-support

Raquel Nelson of metro Atlanta faces up to 3 years in jail after her child broke from her side and ran in front of a driver who may have been impaired. It was outrageous that a jury convicted her. It is more outrageous that the Solicitor prosecuted her to begin with. 

http://t4america.org/blog/2011/07/18/prosecuting-the-victim-absolving-the-perpetrators/

The original article: http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/pedestrian-convicted-of-vehicular-1014879.html

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Release Grieving Mother of Hit-and-Run & Install a Crosswalk

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: Cobb County Solicitor General and Honorable Kathryn Tanksley.

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Release Grieving Mother of Hit-and-Run & Install a Crosswalk

Raquel Nelson of metro Atlanta faces up to 3 years in jail after her child broke from her side and ran in front of a driver who may have been impaired. It was outrageous that a jury convicted her. It is more outrageous that the Solicitor prosecuted her to begin with.
http://t4america.org/blog/2011/07/18/prosecuting-the-victim-absolving-the-perpetrators/

We ask that the Honorable Kathryn Tanksley exercise leniency and keep this woman out of jail until her name can be cleared completely and the Cobb County Transportation Department install a crosswalk at the bus stop where her son was hit and killed.

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