Fulton County prosecutors asked a Georgia appellate court to dismiss Donald Trump's appeal of a court ruling that allowed Fani Willis (D) to continue her case.
‘s appeal of a state court ruling that allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to continue prosecuting the criminal racketeering case against the former president and his allies.
“As both this Court and the Supreme Court have repeatedly held, Georgia appellate courts will not disturb a trial court’s factual findings on disputed issues outside of certain, very rare, circumstances,” Wakeford wrote. “When a trial court makes determinations concerning matters of credibility or evidentiary weight, reviewing courts will not disturb those determinations unless they are flatly incorrect.
Oral arguments at the appeals court have been tentatively slated for early October, but the court postponed them due to a conflict, a court spokeswoman previously indicated.that the filing from Fulton County prosecutors marks a “last ditch effort” to restart lower court proceedings in McAfee’s court and “stop any appellate review of DA Willis’ misconduct.”
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