Georgia 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 […]
Georgia’s high court rules DNA evidence warrants new trial Outlet: Associated Press Author: RUSS BYNUM Published: 3/13/2020 Read: Here
Georgia’s High Court Rules DNA Evidence Warrants New Trial Outlet: New York Times Author: The Associated Press Published: 3/13/2020 Read: Here
Inmate 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 Outlet: Ledger-Enquirer Author: Tim Chitwood Published: 3/13/2020 Read: Here
Lawyers debate DNA evidence in convicted Columbus killer’s case at Georgia Supreme Court Outlet: Columbus Ledger-EnquirerAuthor: Joe Kovac Jr.Published: 8/20/2019Read: Here Johnny Lee Gates
All-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
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 […]