
With no physical evidence tying him to the crime, he was convicted largely on the testimony of four key witnesses, three of whom have since recanted their testimony. Inman’s case, chronicled in Season 4 of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Breakdown podcast, is remarkable. The victim, the night manager of the Taco Bell in Adel, Georgia, was shot through the right eye as she carried the night’s proceeds to her car in the restaurant’s parking lot. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a 1998 murder. Along the line it develops into galactic proportions. In this story, earth has been conquered by an alien matriarchal empire that has telepathic abilities. The story of Devonia Inman’s conviction in South Georgia was spotlighted in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Breakdown podcast, “Murder Below the Gnat Line.” The 2017 podcast asked, “Is the wrong man in prison?” A science fiction tale, based on earth in the present or near future. His life with wife Agnes was about his children, and their education. Inman will be reunited with his family as soon as possible.”Ī spokeswoman for the state Attorney General’s Office, which unsuccessfully defended Inman’s conviction, said the office had no comment. By 1930, James Galloway landed that government job and stayed until his retirement 40 years later. “We are hopeful that the court’s order will finally bring an end to this matter and that Mr. Inman and his family, were extremely gratified to receive the court’s final order,” he said. Tom Reilly, a lawyer with the Atlanta law firm Troutman Pepper, which has represented Inman at no cost, applauded the ruling. Tuesday’s ruling by Chattooga County Chief Judge Kristina Cook Graham follows an opinion issued two years ago by Georgia Chief Justice David Nahmias who said Inman’s case, out of more than 1,500 murder cases he had reviewed, “is the one that causes me the most concern that an innocent man remains convicted.”
