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Clayton County State Court clears many arraignments; PTI offered, bench warrants addressed
Summary
Judge Hayward presided over the Jan. 13 arraignment calendar, accepting multiple negotiated pleas, offering pretrial diversion to one defendant and ordering bench‑warrant set‑asides or continuances where appropriate. Several misdemeanor pleas were sentenced and a number of cases were sent to breakout conferences for private plea negotiations.
Judge Joan Hayward opened the Jan. 13 criminal arraignment calendar for Clayton County State Courtroom 304 and worked through a packed docket that included arraignments and the start of the jail calendar. The court permitted private conferences for plea negotiations, appointed counsel where needed and resolved several cases by plea or disposition.
The court accepted a pretrial diversion (PTI) offer pending defendant Kamaria Sheena Artis’s decision; prosecutors asked that Artis be placed on the next available PTI orientation date (March) and the court agreed to provide notice and…
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