<p>An Iranian-American’s five-month jail sentence was vacated one week after he filed an appeal accusing the Sandy Springs judge who sentenced him of harboring anti-Islamic bias.</p>
<p>Municipal Court Judge Sharon Dickson recently came under fire for remarks she made during Fazial Azizan’s sentencing last year. According to court transcripts, Dickson referenced the nursing student’s heritage multiple times, questioned his respect for women and called him “despicable.”</p>
