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| Ex-Ga. Sheriff Gets Life Sentence |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 08/26/2002 |
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Still proclaiming his innocence, the former sheriff of DeKalb County was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his successor. Sidney Dorsey, who was convicted last month of ordering the murder of Derwin Brown, also received a 23-year prison term for corruption at his August 22 sentencing. Under state guidelines, Dorsey must serve at least 18 years before he would be eligible for parole. DeKalb County prosecutor J. Tom Morgan said he would be shocked if Dorsey's sentence is ever shortened. 'What a life sentence means for this defendant, we hope, is that the only way he leaves prison is in a pine box,' he said. Dorsey, 63, was convicted in the death of Brown, who was shot and killed Dec. 15, 2000, three days before he was to take office after beating Dorsey in a bitter runoff election. Dorsey also was found guilty on 11 of 14 charges of corruption in the sheriff's department. At his sentencing hearing, Dorsey maintained his innocence. 'I know you're going to sentence me severely, but I do not have the blood of Derwin Brown on my hands,' Dorsey told Judge Cynthia Becker. 'I'm going to be in prison on the outside, but I'll be free on the inside because I do not have the blood of the sheriff-elect on my hands.' |
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