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 …
22 years later, Georgia man awaiting retrial for murder charge walks out of prison after bond granted Outlet: 11Alive Author: Reeves Jackson Published: 1/4/2023 Read: Here
Judge grants Watkins $75,000 bond after conviction overturned Outlet: Rome News-Tribune Author: John Bailey Published: 1/3/2023 Read: Here
Bond hearing for Watkins scheduled after high court overturns conviction Outlet: Rome News-Tribune Author: John Bailey Published: 12/31/2022 Read: Here
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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He’s spent more than 20 years behind bars after his murder conviction. Georgia Supreme Court votes in favor of his retrial Outlet: 11Alive Author: Jessica Moore Published: 12/20/2022 Read: Here
Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Judges Ruling to Overturn Watkins Murder Conviction Outlet: Rome News-Tribune Author: David Crowder Published: 12/20/2022 Read: Here
High court hears AG appeal from Watkins case Outlet: Rome News-TribuneAuthor: John BaileyPublished: 10/4/2022Read: Here
We now have a date set for oral arguments in Joey Watkins’ case. On October 4th, 2022, Joey’s lawyers from GIP and co-counsel Ben Goldberg will go before the Georgia Supreme Court to convince the Justices that the lower court was correct in ruling in Joey’s favor. In case you need a refresher, after years …
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