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Conviction overturned in Bell v. The State
Cortney Bell in court
Cortney Bell as she appeared on Jan. 8, 2018, at the Newton County Jail in Covington. - photo by File Photo
Cortney Bell, the Newton County woman who was convicted in the death of her infant daughter in 2017, had her conviction overturned by the Georgia Supreme Court. The court ruled, in Bell v The State, that there was insufficient evidence to prove that Bell was guilty of contributing to the death of her daughter, Caliyah.