ATLANTA — Former Atlanta lawyer Claud “Tex” McIver is hoping to be released from jail following the Georgia Supreme Court’s decision to overturn his murder conviction in his wife’s shooting death.
The 79-year-old, who was transferred to the Fulton County Jail last month, has a bond hearing Friday morning before Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney.
The state Supreme Court in June overturned McIver’s murder conviction on grounds jurors should have been allowed to consider convicting the former attorney of a lesser manslaughter charge in the 2016 shooting of his wife Diane, 64.