Is The State’s Case Against Atlanta Educators In Trouble? A Talk With Legal Analyst Page Pate

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It was the first trial related to the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal.

Recently  a Fulton County jury found former APS executive director Tamara Cotman not guilty on a charge of influencing a witness.

Cotman and other educators still face other charges including racketeering.

But is Cotman’s acquittal a major setback for the prosecution’s bigger case?

WABE’s Rose Scott talks with legal analyst and criminal defense attorney Page Pate.

Their conversation begins with Pate talking about the strategy behind Cotman’s request for a speedy trial.