Jennifer Weathington

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Charge:	"Murder, Assault and possession of firearm"
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	0.58
Year Crime:	2011
Year Convicted:	2013
Year Cleared:	2019
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Georgia
County or Region of Crime:	Paulding
City of Crime:	Dallas
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Jennifer Weathington and Elgerie Cash were codefendants wrongly convicted in 2013 of murder, assault and possession of a firearm related to the shooting death of Weathington's boyfriend, Lennis Donovan "Donny" Jones in Paulding County, Georgia on May 30, 2011. After their convictions by a jury both Cash and Weathington were sentenced to life imprisonment. They both filed post-verdict motions for a new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel concerning a number of deficiencies that included failing to present the evudebce of an exculpatory ballistics report by a defense retained expert. After a two-day evidentiary hearing, the convictions of both women were set-aside on May 13, 2014 by Judge James Osborne. Judge Osborne approved the release on May 22, 2014 of both Cash and Weathington on $15,000 bond each. In 2015 the Georgia Supreme Court rejected the state's appeal of Judge Osborne's ruling. After a retrial that began in April 2019, Cash and Weathington were acquitted by a jury on May 1, 2019."
Conviction Caused By:	Ineffective assistance of counsel.
Innocence Proved By:	"After a retrial that began in April 2019, Cash and Weathington were acquitted by a jury on May 1, 2019."
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Age When Imprisoned:	21
Age When Released:	22
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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Jennifer Weathington

Charge:

"Murder, Assault and possession of firearm"

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

0.58

Year Crime:

2011

Year Convicted:

2013

Year Cleared:

2019

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Georgia

County or Region of Crime:

Paulding

City of Crime:

Dallas

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Ineffective assistance of counsel.

Innocence Proved By:

"After a retrial that began in April 2019, Cash and Weathington were acquitted by a jury on May 1, 2019."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

21

Age When Released:

22

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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