Judge denies bond for Atlanta man who fatally shot wife in SUV
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Prosecutors alleged Tex McIver killed his wife because he needed her money to cover his expenses. Defense attorneys disputed that.
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Crime Judge denies bond for wealthy Atlanta man who fatally shot wife inside SUV Updated on: April 2, 2026 / 5:01 PM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google Case update: Tex McIver won his appeal for a new trial in 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court ruling that jurors should have been able to consider the lesser charge of misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter. On Jan. 26, 2024, he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in exchange for a prison sentence of eight years. With credit for time served, McIver was released in January 2025. Our earlier story is below. A judge on Friday denied bond for a well-connected Atlanta man who's awaiting a second trial in the killing of his wife after Georgia's highest court overturned his murder conviction earlier this year. Claud "Tex" McIver , 79, was convicted in 2018 on charges including felony murder in the September 2016 death of 64-year-old Diane McIver and was sentenced to serve life in prison. The Georgia Supreme Court in June reversed the murder conviction, saying the jury should have had the option to give him a misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter charge. When reversing his other convictions, the high court affirmed his conviction for influencing a witness. But McIver finished serving his sentence for that conviction last month. Prosecutors said in a court filing in July that they plan to retry McIver on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. "He's now serving time for nothing he's been convicted of," defense attorney Don Samuel told Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney during a hearing Friday, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Samuel asked for a $220,000 bond and asked that McIver be allowed to live with his sister near Dallas, Texas, the newspaper reported. Prosecutor Adam Abbate urged the judge to deny bond. "He's 80 years old," Abbate said. "After being convicted of murder he's less likely to return to court b...
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