Georgia: Devonia Inman Sees His Conviction Overturned After 23 Years Behind Bars

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Devonia Inman Sees His Conviction Overturned After 23 Years Behind Bars

29 November 2021

MORE THAN 20 YEARS after Devonia Inman was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he swears he did not commit, a judge in Georgia has overturned his conviction, writing that state misconduct and woefully inadequate defense lawyering rendered Inman’s 2001 conviction unconstitutional. “Either of these constitutional violations, standing alone, demonstrates the fundamental unfairness of Mr. Inman’s trial, undermines the court’s confidence in the outcome of that trial and related conviction, and justifies granting … relief,” Lookout Mountain Chief Judge Kristina Cook Graham wrote in a 28-page order filed November 16. The ruling sets up a choice for the ...

Devonia Inman Sees His Conviction Overturned After 23 Years Behind Bars

Prosecutorial misconduct and deficient lawyering deprived Inman of a fair trial, a judge ruled. Inman’s case was the subject of the “Murderville, Georgia” podcast.

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"When I saw him, I knew it was read": Devonia Inman is free after 23 years behind bars
Just over a month after a Georgia judge overturned his wrongful conviction, Inman was reunited with his family in time for Christmas.

24 December 2021

Across from the Augusta State Medical Prison on Highway 10, the red Cadillac Escalade pulled up just before 4 p.m. Beaming in the passenger’s seat with his granddaughter on his lap, 43-year-old Devonia Inman waved to the people gathered at the side of the road, who cried and cheered as the car came to a stop. “Thank you, Jesus!” a man said as Inman got out and embraced one of his cousins. Inman’s father, David Ray, got out of the backseat and picked up his great-granddaughter as his son received hugs from the crowd. Ray wore a pinstriped suit and ...

“When I Saw Him I Knew It Was Real”: Devonia Inman Is Free After 23 Years Behind Bars

Just over a month after a Georgia judge overturned his wrongful conviction, Inman was reunited with his family in time for Christmas.

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