He said he didn't mean the N-word as a racial slur - that he used it to refer to no-good white or black people - and that race was not an issue in deliberations.
Execution set for Georgia man who killed his sister-in-law
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He also said he had been drinking before both meetings with Tharpe's legal team, that they hadn't told him he was signing an affidavit or what it would be used for and that his statement had been "taken all out of proportion" and "was misconstrued," according to filings by state attorneys.
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