Legislative panel to confront Georgia’s ‘broken’ post-conviction system

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 669

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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A legislative study committee aimed at improving the appeals process for those convicted of crimes in Georgia will hold its first meeting Friday to address a system that Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Nels Peterson labeled “broken” and “a mess” in an opinion issued earlier this year.

The case centered around Joshua Sanders, an Alabama man who was convicted in 2023 of killing two Georgia women in Vidalia. The day after he was sentenced, he …

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