Death sentence overturned for man convicted of killing deputy

<p>The death sentence of a man convicted of killing a Baldwin County deputy has been overturned.</p><p>Robert Wayne Holsey had been on death row for the 1995 killing of William Robinson IV.</p><p>But Augusta Superior Court Judge Neal Dickert overturned the death sentence Tuesday because of ineffective counsel, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright said.</p><p>"We feel this judge's decision overturning the death sentence is clearly wrong," Bright said.</p><p>The judge ruled that Holsey's defense did not go far enough in detailing his troubled family background or mental health issues before the jury.</p><p>Bright said he expects the Georgia Supreme Court to hear arguments in the appeal this summer with a decision by the end of the year. If it does not reinstate the death sentence, he will seek a retrial on the sentence.</p><p>"We're not giving up on the death penalty," Bright said.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1cd9a0c)</p>

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