Georgia Supreme Court: “Let Justice Be Done” for Devonia Inman

In an extraordinary ruling, the Georgia Supreme Court denied the state’s latest effort to prevent Devonia Inman from proving his innocence.

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In an extraordinary ruling issued Thursday, the Georgia Supreme Court denied the state’s latest effort to prevent Devonia Inman from proving his innocence in a murder that sent him to prison for life. The ruling itself is brief but accompanied by two powerful concurring opinions that call on the state to get out of the way of Inman being granted a new trial and “let justice be done.”

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