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Tag: Johnny Lee Gates

2022-07-112022-07-11General

The 50 for 50 Freedom Run

Columbus woman runs 50 miles on her 50th Birthday to raise money for GIP

2021-09-212021-09-21General

The Death Penalty: Unfixable, Unjustly Applied, and Regularly Used as a Tool to Convict the Innocent

Today marks a tragic anniversary—10 years ago Georgia ended Troy Davis’ life with a lethal injection. Davis was convicted of killing a police officer in Savannah in 1989, a crime he always maintained, and the evidence indicates, he did not commit.

2020-05-152020-05-15News

Georgia inmate freed after 43 years for crime he denies committing

Georgia inmate freed after 43 years for crime he denies committing Outlet: […]

2020-05-112020-05-15News

Columbus murder suspect granted new trial could walk free after 43 years in prison

Columbus murder suspect granted new trial could walk free after 43 years […]

2020-03-192020-03-19Case Update

Georgia Supreme Court Rules in Favor of GIP Client Johnny Lee Gates!

Georgia Supreme Court Rules in Favor of GIP Client Johnny Lee Gates! […]

2020-03-132020-03-18News

Inmate granted new trial in 1976 rape, murder of 19-year-old Columbus woman

Inmate granted new trial in 1976 rape, murder of 19-year-old Columbus woman […]

2020-03-132020-03-24News

After death sentence and 43 years in prison, Columbus man will get new trial in murder case

After death sentence and 43 years in prison, Columbus man will get […]

2019-08-132019-11-20News

All-white Jury, DNA Evidence may get convicted Georgia man new trial after 42 years

All-white Jury, DNA Evidence may get convicted Georgia man new trial after […]

2019-01-212021-05-18Case Update

Court Orders New Trial for Johnny Lee Gates

I am thrilled to report that a Muscogee County Court recently ordered […]

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