Witnesses began testifying Tuesday afternoon in the murder trial for an Augusta man accused of causing the death of a 50-year-old man who died months after being robbed and beaten in 2011.
Reco Hurley, 33, has pleaded not guilty in Richmond County Superior Court. His trial resumes at 9 a.m. Wednesday with prosecution witnesses.
Hurley faces a charge of murder in the Dec. 14, 2011, death of George Burnett. Sheriff investigators believe Hurley beat Burnett during a robbery in front of a boarding house on the 1600 block of Cleveland Street on Jan. 2, 2011.
It took almost one year for that poor victim to die and now it took yet another year to bring this case to trial. No wonder all those inmates look so healthy as they are being well fed and taken care of during their stay at the taxpayers' "hotels". (I think they live better than many folks that are struggling to make ends meet by doing honest work!)
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