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Cherokee County Courthouse, Canton, Georgia
Built in 1928, this courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is classified as Neoclassical Revival and is made of marble quarried locally. In 1986, when I was a journalist with a local paper, I spent about a week in an upstairs courtroom covering a trial over a New Year's Eve double murder of a convenience store owner and his wife. As was obvious to me upon hearing the testimony, the jury found the defendant innocent. Afterward, I queried the sheriff about any plans to pursue someone else for the crime. He indicated the department had no plans to continue the investigation since he was sure the defendant was guilty. As a bystander who heard the case from start to finish, I wasn't nearly so sure.
Cherokee County Courthouse, Canton, Georgia
Built in 1928, this courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is classified as Neoclassical Revival and is made of marble quarried locally. In 1986, when I was a journalist with a local paper, I spent about a week in an upstairs courtroom covering a trial over a New Year's Eve double murder of a convenience store owner and his wife. As was obvious to me upon hearing the testimony, the jury found the defendant innocent. Afterward, I queried the sheriff about any plans to pursue someone else for the crime. He indicated the department had no plans to continue the investigation since he was sure the defendant was guilty. As a bystander who heard the case from start to finish, I wasn't nearly so sure.