March 8, 2010

ATLANTA (AP) -- David Ralston said he had told the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation not to comply with the request saying it would cause
too much harm to Emerson's family.

The body of the 24-year-old University of Georgia student was
found in July 2008 in a north Georgia forest. She had been beaten to
death. Gary Michael Hilton is serving a life sentence for Emerson's
murder.

State Rep. Jill Chambers, an Atlanta Republican, will introduce
legislation next week to exempt such crime scene photos from the
state's open records law. Ralston said the bill would be
"fast-tracked" through the chamber.

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