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All-white jury, DNA evidence may get convicted Georgia man new trial after 42 years

On Tuesday, we're headed to the Georgia Supreme Court with our co-counsel at Southern Center for Human Rights.

Forty-two years after he was convicted of raping and killing a woman in Columbus, Ga., Johnny Lee Gates’ lawyers will argue DNA evidence and jury discrimination entitle him to a new trial.

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DNA's Revolutionary Role in Freeing the Innocent in the U.S.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Gary Dotson's exoneration. Gary was the first person ever to be exonerated by DNA evidence; the first scientific proof that our country sends innocent people to prison. It was a watershed moment for our collective understanding of the fallibility of the justice system.

This World DNA Day, Innocence Project explores the history of DNA and its use in criminal justice. For the last 26 years, Innocence Project has been using DNA to exonerate the wrongly convicted.

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2 Brothers Falsely Convicted in Separate Oklahoma Murder Cases Reunited

Wrongful convictions are an epidemic.

48-year-old Corey Atchison was freed this week, joining his younger brother Malcolm Scott, who was freed in 2016 in a separate case.

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Have you gotten your tickets to our screening of the Brian Banks Movie yet? After the show, we’ll have a panel discussion, which will include Jimmie Gardner (pictured on the day of his release from prison!)

Jimmie had a promising career in baseball ahead of him before he was wrongfully convicted. He spent 27 years in prison before his exoneration in 2016.

Tickets and more about the showing here: https://www.facebook.com/events/658266381317223/

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A Relentless Jailhouse Lawyer Propels a Case to the Supreme Court

Calvin Duncan is a hero.

“The lessons that Calvin taught me were not just about the law,” Mr. Cohen said. “They were about not giving up.”

Calvin Duncan, “the most brilliant legal mind” in the nation’s largest maximum-security prison, had long questioned a Louisiana law that allows 10-to-2 jury verdicts.

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Georgia Innocence Project
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Atlanta! Please join us for a screening of @brianbanksmovie, followed by a panel discussion, on Thursday, August 22! Just text ‘BANKS’ to 91999. Tickets are $9. See you there! https://t.co/Ha7W1KwIcN

Atlanta! Please join us for a screening of @brianbanksmovie, followed by a panel discussion, on Thursday, August 22! Just text ‘BANKS’ to 91999. Tickets are $9. See you there! https://t.co/Ha7W1KwIcN

Welcome home, Adam! 🎉 https://t.co/Z0eBcZkAK3

Calvin Duncan is a hero. 🙌🏼 https://t.co/dx9ogLNL6C

Thank you, Coach Pierce! https://t.co/3yYd6r0LNR

NBA Coaches Assoc.
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Last week @ATLHawks Head Coach Lloyd Pierce hosted the @GaInnocence Project & Solomon’s Temple Foundation at a @AtlantaDream home game. The Coaches Association is incredibly proud of our continued support of the @innocence Project and Network. Keep up the great work Coach Pierce! https://t.co/lJcjIdDTnF

Good news! A GA superior court judge DENIED the State’s motion to dismiss Devonia Inman’s habeas petition. Devonia and our partners @tstweets can now argue his convictions should be overturned based on actual innocence and constitutional law violations. https://t.co/ascXDC6fpn