New Lawyer for Georgia Man Jailed for a Decade Without Trial Motions for Dismissal
Maurice Jimmerson has spent 10 years in jail awaiting trial for a 2013 murder charge. His new lawyer says that his case should be dismissed.
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Maurice Jimmerson has spent 10 years in jail awaiting trial for a 2013 murder charge. His new lawyer says that his case should be dismissed.
A black man has been held in US jail without a trial and without representation for 10 years after being charged in connection to a double murder in Georgia.
Police arrested Maurice Jimmerson and four others in 2013 for murder. A jury acquitted two, but Jimmerson has remained in jail, legally innocent, waiting for his day in court.
In 2013, Maurice Jimmerson was charged with murder. Ten years later, he's still languishing in a Dougherty County jail, awaiting trial.
Police arrested Maurice Jimmerson and four others in 2013 for murder. A jury acquitted two, but Jimmerson has remained in jail, legally innocent, for most of the last decade.