ATLANTA, GEORGIA | I researched and wrote this update, which begins late on a Sunday night in September of 2016, when Atlanta power couple, Tex and Diane McIver, were driving back into the city and got caught in the city’s notorious traffic. Diane’s best friend was driving as Diane rode in the passenger seat and her husband, Tex, sat directly behind her. When they were stopped in what they considered a dangerous part of town, Tex asked for his gun, and then fell asleep. What happened next would cause one of the most hotly debated criminal cases in recent Atlanta history.
In June 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously reversed Tex’s convictions. This episode is a refresher on the original episode and an analysis of the new developments in the case.
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