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DA expects trial in Fall 2015. The Marietta Daily Journal - Cobb DA confident in case against Justin Ross Harris
MARIETTA Speaking to a crowd of business leaders Wednesday, Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds said he is confident in the states case against Justin Ross Harris and expects a jury trial by the end of the year.
Harris, 33, of Marietta, was arrested June 18, the day police said he left his 22-month-old son, Cooper, in the back of his car for seven hours, resulting in the childs death. Harris has been in jail without bond since then.
Reynolds said his office is diligently working the case and he expects the prosecution to be fully prepared when it does go to trial before Superior Court Judge Mary Staley.
You never know what the jurys going to do, but we could try it tomorrow, Reynolds said. Thats how confident I am in that case.
He said his confidence comes from his offices preparation and said it wouldnt be going to trial if he didnt think the case warranted one.
Ive told (my staff) without any hesitation, if you dont believe in a case, dont indict a case, he said. If we cant prove by the standards required, then dont indict it. That case has been indicted, so I think that speaks for itself.
Harris faces charges including malice murder, felony murder, one count of child cruelty in the first degree, one count of child cruelty in the second degree, criminal attempt to commit a felony and two counts of dissemination of harmful material to minors.
Reynolds has said he will not pursue the death penalty, which means the maximum penalty for the murder charges is life in prison.
Reynolds said Harris defense attorneys are now reviewing all of the prosecutions evidence against Harris. He said he hopes a motion hearing will occur sometime in the spring and the case will go to trial in the fall.
I want that case over this year, he said. When its time to try the case, we need to be ready and I intend for us to be ready and Im not going to ask for any additional time.
Reynolds said the Harris case has affected him in a way no other case has.
Theres not a day that goes by that I dont think about Cooper Harris, he said. Its a case that will weigh on me as long as I take a breath on this Earth.
MARIETTA Speaking to a crowd of business leaders Wednesday, Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds said he is confident in the states case against Justin Ross Harris and expects a jury trial by the end of the year.
Harris, 33, of Marietta, was arrested June 18, the day police said he left his 22-month-old son, Cooper, in the back of his car for seven hours, resulting in the childs death. Harris has been in jail without bond since then.
Reynolds said his office is diligently working the case and he expects the prosecution to be fully prepared when it does go to trial before Superior Court Judge Mary Staley.
You never know what the jurys going to do, but we could try it tomorrow, Reynolds said. Thats how confident I am in that case.
He said his confidence comes from his offices preparation and said it wouldnt be going to trial if he didnt think the case warranted one.
Ive told (my staff) without any hesitation, if you dont believe in a case, dont indict a case, he said. If we cant prove by the standards required, then dont indict it. That case has been indicted, so I think that speaks for itself.
Harris faces charges including malice murder, felony murder, one count of child cruelty in the first degree, one count of child cruelty in the second degree, criminal attempt to commit a felony and two counts of dissemination of harmful material to minors.
Reynolds has said he will not pursue the death penalty, which means the maximum penalty for the murder charges is life in prison.
Reynolds said Harris defense attorneys are now reviewing all of the prosecutions evidence against Harris. He said he hopes a motion hearing will occur sometime in the spring and the case will go to trial in the fall.
I want that case over this year, he said. When its time to try the case, we need to be ready and I intend for us to be ready and Im not going to ask for any additional time.
Reynolds said the Harris case has affected him in a way no other case has.
Theres not a day that goes by that I dont think about Cooper Harris, he said. Its a case that will weigh on me as long as I take a breath on this Earth.
