The family

of murder victims allegedly shot to death by an elderly Fayette man over

a year ago came expecting to see justice in court.

Issac Jerry

Pearson, 66, was expected to plead guilty to the murder charges Monday

morning. Instead, the hearing was postponed because one of Pearson's attorneys

had a conflict over the weekend and could not prepare for the hearing,

announced Superior Court Judge Paschal English.

The matter

will be postponed indefinitely until it is appropriate for the case to

go forward, English said..

Because of

the seriousness of the charges, it is important for everyone involved

to be fully prepared, English added.

Pearson was

arrested days after the bodies of the victims were found in their home

on Deer Forest Road, east of Fayetteville, in December 1999. Authorities

claim Pearson shot his common law wife, Barbara Clark, her sister Donnie

Gee, Gee's daughter, Nichole Underwood and Gee's granddaughter, Daeyana

Burton.

Warrants issued

at the time indicated the shooting took place between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.

In a bond hearing

after he was arrested, Pearson said he and Clark had moved here from Cincinnati

just six months prior to the killings. At the time, Pearson was working

as a real estate agent in Clayton County.