Category Archives: Mississippi Supreme Court

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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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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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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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 →

Posted in African American, Brookville Garden murders, Brookville Gardens murders, capital punishment, Clive Stafford Smith, conviction, criminal justice USA, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row Injustice, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County, prosecutors, racism, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Jerome Manning Mississippi Death Row, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged 2014, African American, Brookville Garden, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, February 2014, Fly Manning, Injustice, Innocent, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, judges, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County, post-conviction relief, Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | Leave a comment

Symptoms of a Wrongful Conviction

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Last month the Mississippi Supreme Court received two Amicus Curiae (Friends of the Court) briefs in connection with one of Willie Jerome Manning’s cases, the 1993 case involving two elderly ladies. The briefs, from the Innocence Network and the National Registry … 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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Developments in both cases

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Justice for Willie

Over the holiday period Willie Jerome Manning will be able to consider recent developments in both his cases. Regarding the case of the two students, on December 16 the State filed its response to Willie’s request for DNA testing and … 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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Al Jazeera Documentary

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Justice for Willie

Willie Jerome Manning is to be the subject of a documentary by Al Jazeera scheduled for broadcast later this year. In May, Al Jazeera sent a team to Mississippi to interview one of Willie’s attorneys and a local social activist, … Continue reading →

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Transparency, Integrity and Accountability

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Justice for Willie

A new book has been reviewed this month that tells a true story not unlike that of Willie Manning. The book, ‘The Corruption of Innocence: A Journey for Justice’, by Lori St John, tells how the author tried to prevent … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Mississippi Supreme Court

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

Mississippi, we have a problem.

Danger of Gross Unfairness

A Judge Sits on his Leather Chair

Symptoms of a Wrongful Conviction

A Troubling Pattern of Wrongful Convictions

Developments in both cases

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

Al Jazeera Documentary

Transparency, Integrity and Accountability

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