Category Archives: African American

Willie’s Voice: “This System is Broken.”

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Justice for Willie

The long awaited Al Jazeera America program (Flawed Forensics, episode 3 of  the series, The System), featuring Willie Manning, was broadcast in the USA on Sunday 1 June. The overall focus is the uncovering of systemic flaws in the FBI’s … Continue reading →

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Recent Developments in Both Cases

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Justice for Willie

In April and May 2014 there have been developments in both of Willie Jerome Manning’s cases. In Willie’s 1992 case involving the murders of two students, evidence was found in April during searches at seven locations: the Oktibbeha County Circuit … Continue reading →

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Al Jazeera: Program due June 1

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Justice for Willie

A new TV program featuring Willie Jerome Manning is scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday June 1 2014 (USA times: 9E/6P). The program is an episode in the Al Jazeera America series, The System, which sets out to examine the state … Continue reading →

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I Could Have…

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Willie Jerome Manning has had more developments in both his cases. In his 1992 case involving the murders of two students, searches of seven areas were scheduled to be made on April 16 2014. In his 1993 case involving the … Continue reading →

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Sentenced to Torture?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Justice for Willie

While Willie Jerome Manning awaits the completion of forensic evidence searches related to his 1992 case, he must be acutely aware of the threat of execution hanging over one of his fellow inmates, Charles Crawford. And Willie must be feeling … Continue reading →

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Mississippi, we have a problem.

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Justice for Willie

The Michelle Byrom case is starting to raise serious questions in Mississippi. Although Michelle was eventually – and unusually – granted a new trial, she also came very close to being executed. Amazingly, her conviction was for hiring as a … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Executions: a Pattern of Callous Disregard?

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Justice for Willie

In the days and hours before Willie Jerome Manning’s scheduled execution time last year, the Mississippi Supreme Court was denying him DNA testing and fingerprint comparison, despite there being only circumstantial evidence against him. The state was loud in its … Continue reading →

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Danger of Gross Unfairness

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Willie Jerome Manning has opposed the State’s request for more time to file its response to his appeal in the 1993 case of two elderly ladies (the Brookville Garden case). He asks the Mississippi Supreme Court to strike any brief filed … Continue reading →

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Further Developments in Both Cases

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Willie Jerome Manning has won the right to searches for evidence relating to his 1992 case involving two students. On March 6, 2014 the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court sent out seven orders, requiring ‘diligent’ searches to be made for all evidence related … Continue reading →

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A Judge Sits on his Leather Chair

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Justice for Willie

As so many times before, Willie Jerome Manning is waiting. He is waiting to find out whether the State approves the items that he wants to have tested for DNA and fingerprints, to provide evidence for his case of the … Continue reading →

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