ATLANTA, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Atlanta courthouse shooter Brian Nichols was spared the possibility of a death sentence Friday, officials said,

ATLANTA, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- An Atlanta jury said Thursday its members were divided on whether Brian Nichols should receive a death sentence for a courthouse killing spree.

ATLANTA, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A jury in Atlanta heard victim impact statements Thursday from relatives and friends of those gunned down by convicted courthouse killer Brian Nichols.

ATLANTA, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The long-delayed trial of homicide suspect Brian Nichols in Atlanta will not be delayed despite a request from the defense, a judge ruled Monday.

ATLANTA, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Superior Court Judge James Bodiford has sentenced a prospective juror to 10 days in jail after she admitted lying about being late for jury duty.

ATLANTA, July 10 (UPI) -- Jury selection began Thursday in the much-delayed trial of a man charged with killing an Atlanta judge and three others in a dramatic courtroom breakout.

LAFAYETTE, Ga., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A north Georgia crematory operator has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in a plea agreement after 334 bodies were found strewn about his property.

LA FAYETTE, Ga., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A sentencing hearing begins Monday for a former Georgia crematory operator who failed to cremate 334 corpses.

ATLANTA, May 13 (UPI) -- A judge denied a motion for a mistrial Thursday in the case of an Atlanta area woman charged with poisoning her husband with antifreeze.