Georgia inmate freed after 43 years for crime he denies committing
Posted onGeorgia inmate freed after 43 years for crime he denies committing Outlet: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Author: Bill Rankin Published: 5/15/2020 Read: Here
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Columbus murder suspect granted new trial could walk free after 43 years in prison
Posted onColumbus murder suspect granted new trial could walk free after 43 years in prison Outlet: Ledger-Enquirer Author: Tim Chitwood Published: 5/11/2020 Read: Here
Georgia Supreme Court Rules in Favor of GIP Client Johnny Lee Gates!
Posted onGeorgia Supreme Court Rules in Favor of GIP Client Johnny Lee Gates! Johnny Lee Gates has spent 43 years imprisoned for a crime he did not commit; 26 of those years were on death row. Learn more about Mr. Gates’s case here. In 2018, Georgia Innocence Project and our co-counsel at the Southern Center for […]
Inmate granted new trial in 1976 rape, murder of 19-year-old Columbus woman
Posted onInmate granted new trial in 1976 rape, murder of 19-year-old Columbus woman Outlet: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Author: Shaddi Abusaid Published: 3/13/2020 Read: Here
After death sentence and 43 years in prison, Columbus man will get new trial in murder case
Posted onAfter death sentence and 43 years in prison, Columbus man will get new trial in murder case Outlet: Ledger-Enquirer Author: Tim Chitwood Published: 3/13/2020 Read: Here
All-white Jury, DNA Evidence may get convicted Georgia man new trial after 42 years
Posted onAll-white Jury, DNA Evidence may get convicted Georgia man new trial after 42 years Outlet: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Author: Tim Chitwood Published: 8/14/2019 Read: Here Johnny Lee Gates
Court Orders New Trial for Johnny Lee Gates
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I am thrilled to report that a Muscogee County Court recently ordered that our client Johnny Lee Gates is entitled to a new trial! Mr. Gates is a black man who was convicted by an intentionally all-white jury of the 1976 rape, robbery and murder of a white woman in Columbus, Georgia. He has fought […]