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The Sixth

The Sixth

Marquez Wilson with attorney Emily Gilbert

Atlanta murder suspect denied resources after years in jail

Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 10:50 AM EDT
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By Andy Pierrotti
Here's why the Georgia Public Defender Council, mandated to defend the poor in court, does not want to provide some attorneys a critical resource to do their jobs.

The Sixth

Maurice Jimmerson has waited more than 10 years behind bars for his day in court. His defense...

Mistrial declared after man waits 10 years in jail for day in court

Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 4:03 PM EDT
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By Andy Pierrotti
Maurice Jimmerson's pretrial detention is longest in Georgia history and second longest in U.S., his attorney says.

The Sixth

Maurice Jimmerson

He’s waited in jail for 10 years for his day in court. It’s finally coming

Updated: Jun. 30, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT
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By Andy Pierrotti
Police arrested Maurice Jimmerson for murder in 2013. Since then, he’s sat most of that time inside a southwest Georgia jail.

The Sixth

Jeff Gilleran, chief attorney for Maryland's forensics division, holds the cartilage of a bullet

Another way | Maryland offers lessons for Georgia’s public defender system

Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 2:05 PM EDT
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By Andy Pierrotti
Experts believe Maryland's resources and training improves the quality of its legal representation.

The Sixth

Quintravious Nelson

DA declines to prosecute man waiting years for his day in court

Updated: Jun. 20, 2023 at 9:24 AM EDT
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By Andy Pierrotti
How a Georgia man has his freedom back following an Atlanta News First Investigation. Part 11 of The Sixth.

The Sixth

InvestigateTV traveled the country to shed light on a constitutional crisis eroding the...

EMMY WINNING SERIES: The Sixth

Updated: Jun. 19, 2023 at 11:13 AM EDT
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By Andy Pierrotti
Americans have a constitutional right to an attorney. But sometimes, it doesn't always work out that way.

The Sixth

Part of a continuing series on Georgia's inability to represent indigent defendants.

Lawsuit claims Georgia agency deliberately withholding public records

Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 8:35 AM EDT
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By Andy Pierrotti
The Southern Center for Human Rights has filed a lawsuit over Georgia’s ability to represent indigent defendants. Part 10 of 'The Sixth.'

The Sixth

Maurice Jimmerson's attorney says his client has been held in pretrial detention longer than...

This man has been in pretrial detention for 10 years. Why?

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 8:24 AM EDT
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By Andy Pierrotti
A Georgia man waiting more than a decade behind bars for his day in court is one step closer to moving his case forward after an Atlanta News First investigation.

The Sixth

The Georgia Public Defenders Council is responsible for hiring court appointed attorneys.

State agency spending thousands on improving image after ANF investigations

Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 8:53 AM EDT
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By Andy Pierrotti
For years, the Georgia Public Defender Council, which represents 85% of all people charged with crimes, has struggled to hire enough attorneys.

The Sixth

Maurice Jimmerson

Why has this Georgia man been behind bars for 10 years awaiting trial?

Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 8:42 AM EDT
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By Andy Pierrotti
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.
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The Sixth

Omotayo Alli (middle), executive director of the Georgia Public Defenders Council, at a...

Georgia’s top public defender flips, admits her agency cannot hire enough lawyers

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 8:31 AM EST
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By Andy Pierrotti
The head of the Georgia Public Defenders Council is admitting her agency is struggling to hire public defenders to represent those accused of a crime.

The Sixth

Janie Weaver appears in court to file a motion to dismiss the case against her fiancé, Tony...

Here’s why these public defenders left their jobs

Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 9:23 AM EST
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By Andy Pierrotti
Examples abound of a broken legal defense system that oftentimes leaves poor defendants without an attorney for months, even years.

The Sixth

Omotayo Alli, the director of the Georgia Public Defenders Council, speaks to InvestigateTV...

Searching for solutions to the nation’s public defender shortage

Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 9:21 AM EST
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By Andy Pierrotti
Access to an attorney is a right protected under the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, but a shortage of public defenders is stretching from coast to coast.

The Sixth

Jay Bleich, owner of Bee Cleaners, runs a conveyor belt of clothes in his Portland, Oregon dry...

‘It’s broken’ | Judges dismissing cases because no public defenders are available

Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:33 AM EST
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By Andy Pierrotti
A lack of public defenders is forcing some judges to take unprecedented actions, potentially eroding the public’s trust in the criminal justice system .

The Sixth

A still image from the recording of Trequelle Vann-Marcouex's interrogation.

‘An unacceptable crisis’ | Defendants languishing in jail because of public defender shortage

Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 10:39 AM EST
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By Andy Pierrotti
The U.S. Constitution guarantees citizens the right to an attorney to people who cannot afford one. But most state public defender offices, including Georgia's, are chronically understaffed.

The Sixth

InvestigateTV traveled the country to shed light on a constitutional crisis eroding the...

Shortage of public defenders is eroding the nation’s judicial system

Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 10:34 AM EST
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By Andy Pierrotti
An ongoing series about the constitutionally guaranteed access to legal representation in court, and the consequences when there are not enough public defenders.
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