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Tex McIver Wins Appeal for New Trial in Wife's Death

4/3/2026

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  • Tex McIver, the defendant in his wife's 2016 death, won an appeal for a new trial after the Georgia Supreme Court said jurors should have considered misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter.
  • He pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in January 2024.
  • He was sentenced to eight years and released in January 2025.
  • A judge denied bond as McIver awaits a retrial for felony murder in the 2016 death.