Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A former west Georgia mayor recently convicted for his role in a deadly crash while he was a state trooper is asking for a new trial.

Anthony “A.J.” Scott, ex-mayor of Buchanan, filed the request in Carroll County court on Wednesday, the same day he was sentenced to serve 20 years — 10 in prison and 10 on probation. The motion claims the verdict is “contrary to the evidence.”

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On Aug. 27, Scott was found guilty of one count of second-degree vehicular homicide, two counts of serious injury by vehicle, speeding and reckless driving. He was acquitted of a second count of second-degree vehicular homicide.

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