The trial court granted an extraordinary motion for new trial, and today, the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed. Amazing work.
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Huge win for the innocence project in Georgia today. Interns found items used so strangle the victim in 1977 that the State had never turned over. DNA analysis excluded Gates as a contributor. The State argued that his DNA, and ONLY his DNA, degraded. https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/s19a1130.pdf …pic.twitter.com/vY0omWY93A
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The State told the Defendant that the items had been destroyed. Then, when it took him 35 years to find the items, they say he failed to exercise sufficient diligence by believing them. That's Muscogee County for you.pic.twitter.com/52uARg0K59
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The Supreme Court of Georgia also calls "very troubling" the habit of prosecutors then to make it obvious they were striking jurors based on race, but did not rule on the issue. You're supposed to be subtle about it.pic.twitter.com/P30D8eWPl8
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Oh, also, Gates claimed that police took him to the victim's apartment and told him to touch the heater. That fingerprint evidence was a huge part of the State's case. The technician testified that police told him to dust ONLY that item in the apartment.pic.twitter.com/aq0qIUOTPI
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His DNA had "fallen off"?
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And only his dna. Must be very slippery dna
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It’s disheartening to know that when presented with someone’s innocence, the state tries its best to continue incarcerating them
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Why does the state fight so hard to deny justice? Don't they understand the Constitution?
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If I ever happen to meet a prosecutor/DA at a party, I’m gonna corner him and ask him to explain to me why the state always fights overturning convictions even when exculpatory DNA evidence or police misconduct comes to light.
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