the Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty...

the Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty against a man convicted in 1997 of killing a sheriff's deputy.
Robert Wayne Holsey, now 41, is back on death row for the 1995 killing of 26-year-old deputy William Robinson IV.
Robinson was killed in December 1995 while trying to arrest Holsey in connection with an armed robbery. Holsey was found guilty and sentenced to death in 1997.
On May 16, 2006 (see), Superior Court Judge Neal Dickert of the Augusta Judicial Circuit overturned the death sentence, citing ineffective defense counsel. The judge ruled that Holsey's defense did not go far enough in detailing his troubled family background or mental health issues before the jury.
But in a unanimous decision released Monday, the state's high court ruled that the additional information wouldn't have made a significant difference in the case.