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Judge refuses to shorten Raquan Dixon’s 12‑month sentence after defense asks for probation or earlier release
Summary
The State Court of Clayton County denied a defense motion to modify the 12‑month sentence of Raquan Lamar Monte Dixon, rejecting requests to probate the balance or set an early release date; the judge said she would reconsider only with input from the victim.
State Court of Clayton County Judge Tammy Long Hayward on July 22 declined a defense request to shorten the 12‑month jail sentence of 26‑year‑old Raquan Lamar Monte Dixon, rejecting an effort to probate the remaining time or set an earlier release date. Judge Tammy Long Hayward said she had imposed the 12‑month sentence intentionally and that she was not persuaded the time should be shortened now. "You had from the time you were 18 to 26 to get a GED or to go back to school or to find some way to better yourself, and you didn't," she told Dixon during the hearing. "So now I'm supposed to…
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