Genarlow Wilson Still in Prison

... Wilson, now 21, was convicted of aggravated child molestation for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17. Under the state law in effect at the time, Wilson received a mandatory 10-year sentence, of which he has already served more than two years. Video Watch Thursday's rally for Wilson »

Partly as a result of Wilson's conviction, state legislators changed the law to make such consensual conduct between teenagers a misdemeanor, rather than a felony. But that change wasn't made retroactive, so it did not help Wilson.

A state judge ruled in June that Wilson's punishment was cruel and unusual and voided it on constitutional grounds, reducing the term to one year and ordering Wilson to be kept off Georgia's sex offender registry, as the old law required. But Baker announced he would appeal the decision, arguing that the judge did not have the authority "to reduce or modify the judgment of the trial court."

The move has kept Wilson behind bars while his lawyers seek the approval of the state Supreme Court to allow his release on bond...More?

source: cnn.com