A woman convicted of killing a man more than five years ago may get a new trial after the Georgia Supreme Court learned the prosecutor used artificial intelligence that provided inaccurate information.
Clayton County Assistant District Attorney Deborah Leslie was suspended Thursday for six months from practicing law in front of the Georgia Supreme Court. Her filings came in a murder conviction appeal that made its way to the Georgia Supreme Court in March.
Hannah Payne, 27, received life in prison plus 13 years after her murder and false imprisonment convictions. She was convicted of the death of 62-year-old Kenneth Herring and a felony firearm possession charge.
According to investigators, the incident happened in 2019 after Herring ran a red light in his Dodge pickup truck. Police said Herring then crashed into an 18-wheeler. Both drivers waited for officers to arrive…