Floyd County man granted petition for new hearing
Posted onFloyd County man granted petition for new hearing Outlet: Rome News-Tribune Author: Jeremy Stewart Published: 3/21/2020 Read: Here
Floyd County man granted petition for new hearing Outlet: Rome News-Tribune Author: Jeremy Stewart Published: 3/21/2020 Read: Here
Georgia Supreme Court Rules in Favor of GIP Client Joey Watkins! Joey Watkins was convicted in 2001 of a murder he did not commit. He was 21 years old and has spent almost 20 years wrongfully imprisoned. Learn more about Joey’s case here, check out this great 11 Alive news clip explaining his innocence, or […]
Supreme Court of Georgia Allows Both of Joey Watkins’s Claims to Move Forward Outlet: EvidenceProf Blog Author: Evidence ProfBlogger Published: 3/13/2020 Read: Here
Attorneys to GA Supreme Court: Man couldn’t have committed 2000 murder Outlet: Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAuthor: Joshua SharpePublished: 11/7/2019Read: Here Joey Watkins
A Post on the Oral Arguments in the Joey Watkins Case Outlet: EvidenceProf Blog Author: Collin Miller Published: 11/6/2019 Read: Here Joey Watkins
Justices weigh arguments in Floyd County man’s appeal of 2001 murder conviction Outlet: Marietta Daily JournalAuthor: John BaileyPublished: 11/6/2019Read: Here Joey Watkins
High court to hear appeal of challenge to Floyd County man’s murder conviction Outlet: Marietta Daily Journal Author: John Bailey Published: 11/4/2019 Read: Here Joey Watkins
Last month we shared a two-part update on the Joey Watkins case. Part I detailed Joey’s innocence and how previous decision-makers have turned a blind eye to that fact. Part II explained the background behind Joey’s recent unsuccessful attempt to appeal a 2018 decision dismissing his habeas corpus petition. Though the State is entitled to […]
Last week, in a two-sentence decision, the powers that be again turned a blind eye to Joey Watkins’ quest for justice. Here’s the background. Over fifteen years after Joey’s wrongful imprisonment for the murder of Isaac Dawkins and during an extraordinarily intensive investigation into Joey’s case by the Undisclosed podcast and by the Georgia Innocence […]
Joey Watkins is innocent. You don’t have to take our word for it. Take the word of Dr. Paul Steffes, a well-respected scientist and professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, who has testified in a number of criminal cases as an expert witness for the prosecution – including in the September 2000 hearing that […]