  Genarlow Wilson's case led to widespread protests of heavy
handed justice. His supporters said race was one reason he
received such a severe sentence, noting that he and the girl —
both black — were only two years apart.  Wilson's supporters
were jubilant.    In its 4-3 decision, the Georgia Supreme Court
noted that state lawmakers later scrapped the law that required
a minimum 10-year prison term.  That change, the court said,
represented "a seismic shift in the legislature's view of the
gravity of oral sex between two willing teenage participants."
The justices also said Wilson's sentence made "no measurable
contribution to acceptable goals of punishment," and his crime
did not rise to the "level of adults who prey on children."
Wilson was convicted of aggravated child molestation following a
2003 New Year's Eve party in a hotel room where he was
videotaped having oral sex with a 15-year-old girl.  Wilson, who
was 17 at the time, was acquitted of raping another 17-year-old
girl at the party.