Category Archives: death penalty

Testimony Procured Unfairly

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Oktibbeha County Sheriff Dolph Bryan investigated both Willie Manning’s cases: in both cases he enlisted and managed state witnesses by unfair means. 1993 Jimmerson-Jordan case Bryan, together with Starkville Police Captain David Lindley, asked Kevin Lucious to sign a false … Continue reading →

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Delays in DNA Testing

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Justice for Willie

As long ago as August 2016, it seems that Willie Manning and the State were “attempting to reach an agreement on how to proceed with developing a DNA profile from hairs that were used at Mr. Manning’s trial.” A new Mississippi Supreme … Continue reading →

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What we are doing is wrong

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Of all the execution methods being considered in the Mississippi senate last week, it was the firing squad that was rejected; nitrogen hypoxia and electrocution are still being considered.  Discounting the firing squad is understandable, as Radley Balko explains: “We recoil … Continue reading →

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Repressive Social and Racial Control

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Two years ago the Mississippi Supreme Court overturned the two murder convictions in Willie Manning’s second case, saying: “[T]he State violated his due-process rights when it failed to provide favorable, material evidence, upon request.” Willie was fortunate.  If exculpatory police canvass … Continue reading →

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Incarcerated by Fellow Citizens

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Those on death row suffer unimaginable torture; the inmates who have been wrongly convicted do so even more. Like kidnap victims, those with wrongful convictions have been seized and held against their will; but, unlike kidnap victims, they are not … Continue reading →

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A Good Start to 2017

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Justice for Willie

On death row any good news can raise the spirits. As 2017 begins, Willie Manning must be happy to know that a fellow inmate, Charles Crawford, has been allowed to challenge Mississippi’s plan to use compounded drugs, specifically midazolam, for … Continue reading →

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Less fortunate than ourselves

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Justice for Willie

It is ten years since Clive Stafford Smith alerted the world to Willie Manning’s appalling plight. Stafford Smith’s article began: “It is a platitude to suggest that as the Christmas season approaches we should consider those less fortunate than ourselves, but … Continue reading →

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A Travesty of Justice

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Justice for Willie

22 years ago, the conviction of Willie Manning for the murder of two students caused anger in the local community, who believed racism had influenced the verdict. On November 19, 1994, the Oktibbeha County NAACP sponsored a protest march* to … Continue reading →

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Legal Challenges to Mississippi Executions

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Justice for Willie

Lawsuits about the sedative used in Mississippi’s execution protocol are, thankfully, preventing the state from resuming executions.  Jim Craig, of the MacArthur Justice Center, represents three death row inmates who are challenging the use of midazolam as a sedative. They … Continue reading →

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Death Penalty Losing its Grip

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Justice for Willie

Last week brought wonderful news for death penalty opponents – according to a Pew Research survey, fewer than half of Americans now favor using the death penalty!  Overall support for capital punishment has plummeted in the last 18 months, from 56% … Continue reading →

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