Clemency Hearing To Be Held For Death Row Inmate

The State Board of Pardons and Paroles plans to hold a clemency hearing for a Georgia death row inmate convicted of killing a sheriff's deputy.

The clemency hearing for Robert Wayne Holsey is set for Monday. Holsey is to be executed Tuesday. A jury in February 1997 convicted Holsey of killing Baldwin County sheriff's deputy Will Robinson.

Holsey robbed a Milledgeville convenience store in December 1995. The clerk called police immediately afterward and described the robber and his car.

Robinson pulled Holsey over minutes later. Authorities say Holsey fired at Robinson as the deputy approached the vehicle.

Holsey's lawyers say he shouldn't be executed because his trial lawyer failed to present evidence that could have spared him the death penalty. (For more on the case, read the GPB News article Should Georgia's Next Execution Be Stopped?)

Clemency hearings are closed to the public and media.

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