Father cleared of murder charge in son's hot car death
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Prosecutors in Cobb County, Georgia, have announced that they will not re-try Ross Harris for the hot car death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper, after the state supreme court reversed his conviction. Harris was originally convicted in 2016 of malice murder and first-degree child cruelty and sentenced to life without parole, but the Georgia Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 2022 due to the trial court's admission of motive evidence relating to Harris' sexual crimes and activities. Prosecutors stated that the crucial motive evidence is no longer available to the state, leading to their decision not to retry Harris.
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