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S1 Update: The Case for a New Trial

Murderville

The Intercept

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, News

4.12.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

A long-awaited hearing reveals bombshell evidence buried in the files of Devonia Inman’s former attorney. After 20 years in prison for a murder he insists he did not commit, Devonia returns to court for an evidentiary hearing that could finally help him prove his innocence. Testimony reveals that the state hid evidence tying Hercules Brown to the 1998 murder of Donna Brown, and that Devonia’s trial lawyers dropped the ball — sitting on information that could have cleared him years ago. In a rare move, the presiding judge signs an order that could change the case forever.

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0:00.0

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0:33.0

Hi, murder of the listeners. It's been almost two years since we last talked to you about

0:37.1

Devanya Inman's case, and needless to say, a lot has happened since then.

0:45.7

As you might recall, back in September 2019, we posted an update episode about a truly

0:51.7

extraordinary ruling from the Georgia Supreme Court. In a unanimous opinion, the justice is

0:57.5

cited with Devanya to allow his legal team to pursue evidence that could finally prove his innocence.

1:04.2

In fact, not only did they give the green light keep pushing for a new trial,

1:08.9

they also expressed grave doubts about Devanya's conviction.

1:13.1

Here's what then presiding judge David Namius wrote at the time.

1:16.6

During my decade of service on this court, I have reviewed over 1500 murder cases in various forms.

1:24.3

Of the multitude of cases in which a new trial has been denied, Inman's case is the one

1:29.3

that causes me the most concern that an innocent person remains convicted and sentenced to serve

1:34.5

the rest of his life in prison. We've been waiting a long time to be able to update you,

1:41.1

and finally, we have something pretty exciting to share. From the intercept, I'm

1:46.0

Meliana Segura. I'm Jordan Smith. Welcome back to Murderville, Georgia.

2:06.0

First, let's do a quick recap. Back in 1998, Donna Brown, a manager at the Taco Bell

2:12.8

in Tiny A. Del, Georgia, was murdered in the parking lot after closing up for the night.

2:18.4

20-year-old Devanya Inman, who was new to town, was quickly jailed and charged with her murder.

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