ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — More than two decades after one of Georgia’s most notorious murder trials was moved to Dougherty County, the prosecutors who handled the case say bringing it to Albany tested the court system and highlighted ongoing resource challenges facing rural courts.
Former DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan returned to Albany with former Dougherty County District Attorney Ken Hodges for a book signing, Thursday, Sept. 24, reflecting on the 2002 trial of former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey. The high-profile trial was moved south to Albany due to pretrial publicity in metro Atlanta.
‘Case of a lifetime’ comes home to Albany
For Morgan, an Albany native, prosecuting the case in his hometown brought his career full circle.
“I grew up in Albany. I was born at Phoebe Putney. I went through schools here and the junior college. I was sworn in to practice law in the Dougherty County Courthouse,” Morgan said. “So then 22 years later, the next time I’m in the courtroom where I got sworn in, I’m trying my case of a lifetime.”…