The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | After Years of Abuse, She Went to Prison. Now, She Gets a Fresh Start.

Alston & Bird, in partnership with the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence and its Justice for Incarcerated Survivors Program, secured a landmark win for a client under the Georgia Survivor Justice Act (SJA). The Alston & Bird team filed a petition for resentencing for pro bono client Nicole Boynton, who was convicted of felony murder and aggravated assault and sentenced to life in prison in 2002. Boynton, who was 18 years old at the time of her offense, had acted to protect herself from her abusive then-boyfriend and father of her son.