GA HR118

Compensates Michael Woolfolk $1,350,000 for 18 years of wrongful imprisonment following his 2004 murder conviction, which was overturned in 2021 after a witness corroborated his self-defense claim

Payment structure includes an initial payment of $445,500, with the remainder paid through a commercial annuity in equal monthly installments over 10 years beginning in 2026

Woolfolk and co-defendant Mario Stinchcomb were convicted in the 2002 death of Jaketha Young despite consistent claims she shot at them first; a key witness (Jamario Ford) was unavailable at trial because the state believed he was deceased

The Fulton County Conviction Integrity Unit later confirmed Ford's testimony exonerated both defendants, with Stinchcomb becoming the first person exonerated by that unit in April 2021

Compensation is excluded from Georgia state income tax, and the state receives a credit against any future lawsuit recovery by Woolfolk against state officials for the same wrongful conviction