# Reverse Pitting: Georgia Supreme Court releases Genarlow Wilson **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 28, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-pitting-georgia-supreme-court-releases-genarlow-wilson/424282 "2007-10-28T00:18:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-pitting-georgia-supreme-court-releases-genarlow-wilson/424282/1 "2007-10-28T00:18:39Z")
The Georgia Supreme Court got this one right: > [@CNN](#): > > ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) – Genarlow Wilson was released from prison Friday, after spending more than two years behind bars for a teen sex conviction. > > “I’ve got a new life,” Genarlow Wilson tells reporters after being released Friday. > > “At times I dealt with adversity … my family and myself, we finally get to deal with happiness now,” Wilson said, with his mother and sister at his side. > > The Georgia Supreme Court earlier Friday ordered that he be released, ruling 4-3 that his sentence was cruel and unusual punishment. Amen. ETA: [Full story here](http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/26/wilson.freed/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-pitting-georgia-supreme-court-releases-genarlow-wilson/424282/2 "2007-10-28T01:43:24Z")
I’m not really seeing a Pit thread here, **Phase42**. I’d suggest rewriting the OP a bit and starting a thread in either MPSIMS or GD, as the mood strikes.