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.