"At his 1975 trial, [Harris] presented an unshaken alibi supported by numerous family members and friends who corroborated his whereabouts on the night of the crime — accounts that prosecutors were entirely unable to impeach."
Atlanta man Marquez Powell freed after two decades behind bars for crime he didn’t commit: www.ajc.com/news/2026/06...
"There was no physical evidence connecting Harris to the crime."
"Harris did not match the physical description of the suspect's age, height or facial hair. While the attacker was described as speaking clearly, Harris has a severe speech impediment."
Marquez Powell has been exonerated after almost 21 years of wrongful conviction. If you can, please consider contributing to his @gofundme.com set up by the Georgia Innocence Project: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ma...
Here is the Georgia Innocence Project's press release on Powell's exoneration:
Ervin Harris has his *1975* conviction reversed after *51* years of wrongful conviction: www.wvtm13.com/article/ervi...
A Jefferson County man has won a reversal of his 1975 rape conviction after a judge found the eyewitness identification was likely unreliable.
