After more than 20 years behind bars, Georgia man exonerated on murder charges celebrates newfound freedom
Georgia man freed after false conviction
A Georgia man was freed after spending nearly two decades behind bars convicted of a 1985 double murder that has since been overturned.
ATLANTA - A judge has dismissed all charges against a Georgia man convicted of the 1985 double murder of a couple at a south Georgia church, exonerating him after he spent two decades behind bars. I am grateful that this part of the nightmare is behind me, said Dennis Perry, holding back tears on the courthouse steps.
On his first day as a free man, Perry’s cousin, Suzanne Baugh, said he and his wife spent time on the beach.
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Georgia man convicted in 1985 double-murder exonerated after 20 years in prison
In July 2020, a judge overturned Dennis Perry s conviction. On Monday, he was exonerated after two decades behind bars. Author: Paola Suro (WXIA) Updated: 12:04 AM EDT July 21, 2021
BRUNSWICK, Ga. Dennis Perry was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 2003 after a jury found him guilty of murdering a deacon, Harold Swain, and his wife, Thelma Swain, in 1985.
On Monday, at 59 years old, he officially walked out of prison a free man, after 20 years behind bars. A Brunswick Judicial Circuit judge accepted a district attorney s request to drop all charges against Perry.
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