Category Archives: forensics

DNA Tests: Errors Can Occur

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Justice for Willie

In recent years we have come to think of DNA testing as a ‘gold standard’ that can convict or exonerate. But forensics experts urge caution. William Thompson declares: “DNA tests are not now and have never been infallible. Errors in … Continue reading →

Posted in DNA testing, forensics, Mississippi, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | Tagged African American, capital punishment, corruption, death penalty, DNA testing, Fly Manning, forensics, incompetence, January 2016, Kathleen Jordan, Michael Lynch, Mississippi, Nathan Robinson, police misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, Ruth McNally, Simon A. Cole, USA, William C.Thompson, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Al Jazeera, American justice, capital punishment, criminal justice USA, death penalty, Death Row, FBI hair review, Fly Manning, forensic hair testimony, forensics, hair testimony, Injustice, junk science, Mississippi, prosecutorial misconduct, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged 2014, Al Jazeera America The System, death penalty, DNA testing, FBI hair analysis, Fly Manning, forensics, Fred Whitehurst, hair testimony, Injustice, John Huffington, Joseph Diginova, June 2014, Michael Bromwich, microscopic hair analysis, Mississippi, prosecutorial misconduct, Ryan Malone, United States Department of Justice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

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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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 →

Posted in African American, Brookville Garden murders, criminal justice USA, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, forensics, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, murders, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, police usa, post-conviction DNA evidence, racism, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged 2014, African American, Brookville Garden murders, capital murder, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, FBI, Fly Manning, forensic evidence, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, March 2014, Mississippi, Mississippi police, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, racism USA, Starkville, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | Leave a comment

A Can of Worms in Mississippi

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Radley Balko, writing last month in the Washington Post, describes how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently turned down a request for post-conviction relief by a man convicted of murder in Mississippi. Tavares Flaggs was convicted largely … Continue reading →

Posted in autopsies, capital punishment, coroners, criminal justice USA, death penalty, death penalty injustice, federal courts, flawed testimony, Fly Manning, forensics, Injustice, Jim Hood Attorney General, judges, junk science, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, prosecutors, Steven Hayne, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged 2014, African American, autopsies, autopsies scandal, capital murder, death penalty, federal courts, Injustice, Jim Hood Attorney General, March 2014, medical examiners, Mississippi, Mississippi Innocence Project, National Association of Medical Examiners, prosecutors presented false evidence, Radley Balko, Steven Hayne, Tucker Carrington, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | 2 Comments

A Final List of Evidence

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Willie Manning’s lawyers have 30 days from 31 January 2014 to reach agreement with the prosecution about exactly which items should be tested for DNA and fingerprints. The items in question relate to Willie’s 1992 case involving two students, Jon Steckler … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, capital murder, death penalty, DNA testing, execution, FBI hair review, fingerprint testing, flawed testimony, Fly Manning, forensics, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, post-conviction DNA evidence, racial discrimination, Starkville, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged 2014, African American, Automated Fingerprint Identification System, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, FBI hair testimony review, February 2014, fingerprint analysis, Fly Manning, forensic evidence, IAFIS, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction | Leave a comment

A Good Start to 2014!

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Willie Manning’s request for DNA testing and fingerprint analysis was heard on Friday, January 31 2014 at the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court. Willie’s request relates to his 1992 case involving the murders of two students, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller. … 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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Category Archives: forensics

DNA Tests: Errors Can Occur

FBI Hair Analysis: Favoring the Prosecution

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

Further Developments in Both Cases

A Can of Worms in Mississippi

A Final List of Evidence

A Good Start to 2014!

Oktibbeha Court Hearing: Time Set

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