Georgia judge flubs verdict reading, tells defendant he is guilty

A Fulton County judge misspoke while reading a defendant’s verdict in a Georgia courtroom Friday, telling him he was guilty when the jury deemed him not guilty.

Alton Oliver was on trial over the 2022 killing of a Fulton County deputy and faced six counts, including three of murder, NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta reported.

Video from inside the courtroom shows the moment the judge accidentally told Oliver he was guilty…

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