Photos: Eleven defendants guilty in APS cheating case

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April 1, 2015 Former APS SRT Director Tamara Cotman is led to a holding cell after a jury convicted her of Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter reacts as the jury enters with their verdicts Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Extra Fulton County deputies are stationed in the courtroom before the verdicts are read. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Extra Fulton County deputies are stationed in the courtroom before the verdicts are read. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter reads the verdicts in court Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS SRT Director Michael Pitts reacts as he is convicted of Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS Dobbs Elementary teacher Angela Williamson and her defense attorney Gerald Griggs stand as the verdict is read. She was convicted of Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS Dunbar Elementary teacher Diane Buckner-Webb stands with her defense attorney Kevin Franks as she hears the verdict convicting her of Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS Benteen Elem testing coordinator Theresia Copeland is supported by her defense attorney Ryan Walsh as she hears the verdict convicting her of Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS Deerwood Academy assistant principal Tabeeka Jordan reacts to a guilty verdict as she stands with her defense attorney Akil Secret. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS Dunbar Elementary teacher Pamela Cleveland stands with her defense attorney Angela Johnson as the verdict convicting her of Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges is read Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Extra deputies provide security in the courtroom as the verdicts are read. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Defense attorney Robert Rubin listens as verdicts are read. At right, former APS SRT Director Sharon Davis Williams reacts following her conviction on racketeering charges. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS SRT Director Sharon Davis Williams and her defense attorney Teresa Mann stand as the verdict is read. She was found guilty on Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Defense attorney Annette Greene reacts as the verdict convicting her client, former APS Dunbar Elementary teacher Shani Robinson, of Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges is read in court Wednesday. Robinson was excused from court because she is due to give birth soon. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS Usher-Collier Heights Elementary testing coordinator Donald Bullock reacts to being found guilty of Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS Dobbs Elementary teacher Dessa Curb stands with her defense attorney Sanford Wallack as she hears the verdict exonerating her of all charges Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS Dobbs Elementary teacher Dessa Curb stands with her defense attorney Sanford Wallack as she hears the verdict exonerating her of all charges Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Defense attorney Robert Rubin raises an objection to his client, former APS Dobbs Elementary principal Dana Evans, being led to a detention cell following her conviction. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Defense attorney George Lawson asks that the defendants be allowed to leave on bond following their convictions. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter denied that request. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter talks to the jury as he releases them from service. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Fulton County Senior ADA Clint Rucker hugs Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard (back to camera) after nearly every defendant was found guilty of Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and lesser charges Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS SRT Director Sharon Davis Williams gathers her items before she is handcuffed and led to a detention cell following her conviction on Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges. A jury of six men and six women render convicted 11 of 12 defendants on RICO and other assorted charges on their eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 A Fulton Sheriff's Deputy handcuffs former APS SRT Director Sharon Davis Williams following her conviction on Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

April 1, 2015 Former APS SRT Director Sharon Davis Williams is led to a holding cell following her conviction on Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges Wednesday. A jury of six men and six women rendered their verdicts on the eighth day of deliberations in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Jurors sorted through roughly five months of testimony against 12 former educators accused of engaging in a racketeering conspiracy to inflate test scores. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool) (KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC)

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