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Category Archives: defense attorneys
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Richard Burdine, who died last month, represented Willie Manning at the penalty phase of his trial. Burdine was an African American lawyer who deserves credit for frequently accepting indigent defendants as clients. He was publicly commended by the Mississippi legislature in … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, defense attorneys, Mississippi, Penalty phase, Richard Burdine, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, August 2018, capital punishment, culpability phase, death penalty, defense attorneys, Fly Manning, ineffective assistance of counsel, innocence, Mississippi, Mississippi legislature, Penalty phase, Richard Burdine, The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witnesses
Two Unqualifed Attorneys
In Willie Manning’s 1992 case, the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court had great difficulty performing its duty to appoint a post-conviction attorney who was qualified for capital cases. The court ignored Willie’s own choice of attorney, who was suitably qualified. Instead … Continue reading
Posted in African American, death penalty, defense attorneys, legislation, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, April 2018, crime rate, defense attorneys, defense lawyers, Fly Manning, indigent defense, Jon Steckler, legislation, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, post-conviction defense lawyer, poverty, The Right to Counsel in Mississippi, Tiffany Miller, Tucker Carrington, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
A Dirty Secret
It is a “dirty secret”, known by few, that the American death penalty system is “specifically engineered to ensure that those who are convicted stay convicted, guilty or not.”[i] This is how it works. Death sentences routinely result from poor defense … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, defense attorneys, Fly Manning, Injustice, Mississippi, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged AEDPA, African American, capital defense lawyers, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, habeas corpus petition, Injustice, Mississippi, October 2017, Parchman, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, Richard North Patterson, torture, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
The Significance of Absent Witnesses
In the early hours of the December 11, 1992, two Mississippi State University students were murdered. Willie Manning said he was at the 2500 Club that night. As the prosecutor himself pointed out, if Willie was at that club, he … Continue reading
Posted in criminal justice, defense attorneys, Fly Manning, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning, witness testimony, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2500 Club, alibi, capital punishment, credible witnesses, death penalty, Doug Miller, Fly Manning, ineffective counsel, innocence, March 2017, miscarriage of justice, Mississippi, Mississippi State University, Sherron Armstead Mitchell, Troylin Jones, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witnesses, wrongful convictions
“Willie wouldn’t bust a grape.”
Today Willie Jerome Manning is 48. This is his 23rd birthday on death row. When Willie was a child there was little money to celebrate birthdays. A childhood friend of his family, David Skato, recalls the ‘poverty stricken’ community where they … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death peanlty, defense attorneys, Fly Manning, Mississippi, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, capital defense attorneys, capital murder, character witnesses, David Skato, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, Injustice, June 2016, Mary Prater, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Starkville, The Other Side of Justice, USA, Vincent Hill, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
The Death Penalty: No Place in the Twenty-First Century
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
Posted in American justice, capital defense lawyers, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, defense attorneys, family of executed, Fly Manning, Injustice, innocence, Martin Luther King, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, moratorium on death penalty, prison staff, US constitution, USA, USA constitution, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged 2015, capital defense attorneys, capital murder, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, executions, family of executed, Fly Manning, Injustice, innocence, January 2015, Martin Luther King, Mississippi, moratorium on death penalty, prison staff, United Nations, USA constitution, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
