The Georgia Innocence Project welcomes the 2023 summer interns. Coming from different parts of the United States, the group of individuals unite to bring their unique backgrounds and skill sets to tackle the injustices within our criminal legal system. Together, they are united by a common passion for addressing wrongful convictions. Here are our wonderful …
For the past 25 years, Glen Clark celebrated Father’s Day by opening gifts from his son Lee– gifts sent from prison where Lee was incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. This year, however, is different. For the first time in over two decades, Glen and Lee will get to celebrate the day in …
In this post, we will dig deeper into one of GIP’s long-time active cases and explain how a procedural error can keep someone behind bars despite evidence of innocence. For Sonny Bharadia, that evidence of innocence comes in the form of DNA from inside a pair of gloves. The DNA proves that Sonny Bharadia was …
“There is almost nothing more convincing than a live human being who takes the stand, points a finger at the defendant, and says, ‘That’s the one,’” wrote the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. in a 1981 dissent. The identification of eyewitnesses plays an important role in the investigation and prosecution of …
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It is with both deep sadness and many warm memories that we share the news of the passing of our friend and partner in advocating for the wrongfully convicted, Calvin C. Johnson Jr. He was 65 years old. As the first person in the state of Georgia to be freed by DNA evidence (with the …
Joey Watkins embraces his parents immediately after being released from Floyd County Jail We wanted to share some good news to kick off the new year! For the first time in more than 22 years, last night Joey Watkins went to sleep outside of prison walls- safe and at home with his family. But while …
On December 20th, the Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously affirmed Habeas relief for Joey Watkins. This favorable opinion comes after years of ongoing litigation, most recently including oral arguments in front of the Georgia Supreme Court on October 4th and a three-day evidentiary hearing in Walker County in February and March. At the evidentiary hearing, …
Convicted of murder in Floyd County in 2001, Watkins has maintained his innocence from the beginning and gained national attention after being featured on the podcast “Undisclosed”. This morning, the Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously affirmed habeas relief for Joey! This means Joey’s conviction is vacated and a new trial granted! HOWEVER, Joey will not …
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Lee Clark (right) embraces family and friends immediately after his release from Floyd County Jail. Lee Clark Exonerated After More Than 25 Years Lee Clark was exonerated and released after a prosecutor and judge agreed that newly-discovered evidence calls the State’s case into question. ROME, Ga. December 8, 2022 – On Thursday night, Darrell Lee …
#291 Jason Flom with Clarence Harrison Outlet: Wrongful ConvictionAuthor: Jason FlomPublished: 9/15/2022Read: Here
