Court Reverses Church Arson Convictions
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the convictions in the 1998 church arson cases.
"The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed 2-1 the arson convictions of self-described "Luciferian" Jay Scott Ballinger, who set fire to five North Georgia churches during the 1998 Christmas and New Year's holidays. The majority concluded that state prosecutors should have handled the cases because the fires were not sufficiently connected to interstate commerce to trigger a 1996 federal church arson statute. "
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