A court has insisted that testing of DNA evidence for Willie Manning’s remaining case cannot be deferred indefinitely.
The Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County yesterday ordered that the prosecution and defense must “set final dates for the testing of the DNA evidence in this post-conviction case”. The parties have 15 days from January 14, 2019, to set the dates.
Willie must be relieved that, after years of stagnation, his case is finally moving.
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