Category Archives: American justice

A New Trial for Willie Manning!

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Justice for Willie

The anxious wait is over: on Thursday Willie Jerome Manning was granted a new trial for his case involving the 1993 murder of two elderly African American ladies, Emmoline Jimmerson and Alberta Jordan (the Brookville Garden murders). The Mississippi Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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The Death Penalty: No Place in the Twenty-First Century

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Justice for Willie

The USA is in an increasingly isolated position in tolerating the death penalty: 117 countries last month voted for a global death penalty moratorium, with only 38, including the USA, voting against this. In its opposition America keeps strange company; … Continue reading →

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Twenty Wasted Years

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Today, November 10 2014, is a significant landmark for Willie Jerome Manning: on this day it is twenty years since he first entered Mississippi’s death row. When he was taken onto death row the first official White House website had just … Continue reading →

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FBI Hair Analysis: Favoring the Prosecution

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Justice for Willie

‘Flawed Forensics’, episode 3 of the Al Jazeera America series, ‘The System’, is about what is termed ‘an FBI scandal of manipulated forensic evidence that may have led to thousands of wrongful convictions over the past three decades’. We hear from … 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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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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Oktibbeha Court Hearing: Time Set

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Willie’s request for DNA testing and fingerprint analysis is due to be heard at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014, at the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court in Starkville, Mississippi. His request relates to his 1992 case of two students, … Continue reading →

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A Troubling Pattern of Wrongful Convictions

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Justice for Willie

In a brief filed with the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Director of the National Registry of Exonerations provides guidance for the judges considering Willie Manning’s 1993 case. As well as focusing on Willie’s case, the guidance highlights this shocking fact: “…death … Continue reading →

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Al Jazeera Documentary: Update

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Justice for Willie

The Al Jazeera documentary featuring Willie Jerome Manning is now due to be broadcast in the spring. Willie’s story will be told during one episode of a series called “The System”; the episode will focus on the FBI review of forensic … Continue reading →

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It Doesn’t Make Sense – A Policeman’s View

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Justice for Willie

November is likely to be a busy month for Willie Manning’s attorneys. By the middle of this month they will be able to read the State’s response to Willie’s request for DNA testing and fingerprint comparison.* Meanwhile, they must also … Continue reading →

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