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Category Archives: petition
Motion for Rehearing Denied
Incredibly, Willie’s motion for rehearing was denied on May 2 2013. The court was split 5:4 as before. As before, the group of 5 judges chose to use only the prosecution records when assessing the evidence as ‘conclusive, overwhelming evidence … Continue reading
Friend of the Court Brief Filed
The Mississippi Innocence Project and Innocence Project New Orleans have filed a friend of the court brief asking for a stay of execution for Willie. They remind the court that his case is exactly the kind where DNA testing could … Continue reading
Innocence Project Asks Governor to Test Evidence
The Innocence Project has called on the Governor of Mississippi, Phil Bryant, to stay the execution of Willie Manning and order DNA testing of the physical evidence in his case. They want people to send a message to Governor Bryant, … Continue reading
Motion for Rehearing Filed
Willie has filed a motion asking for his petition (opposing the setting of an execution date) to be reheard. In this motion he maintains that the Court overlooked evidence that the technology for testing much of the biological evidence was … Continue reading
Please Sign the Petition
Through his lawyer, Willie has sent a message to say that he remains focused. A petition in Willie’s support has now been created. We ask you to read the updated home page of this website, and to sign the petition … Continue reading
Execution date announced
Shockingly, a May 7 execution date has been set for Willie Jerome Manning by the Mississippi State Court, despite the very serious issues that are unresolved across both his cases (which were held in the same area, with the same prosecutor). Incredibly, the … Continue reading
Threat of execution remains
Although the execution date requested by the State Attorney General’s office has now passed, the threat of execution has not been lifted for Willie. He is still waiting to hear whether the arguments that he has put forward have been … Continue reading
Local NAACP group highlighted racism
In 1994 the Oktibbeha County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) organized a march in support of Willie Manning. They expressed their belief that racism had played a part in securing Willie’s conviction for … Continue reading
Murder victim’s sister feels execution wouldn’t help
Suzanne Steckler, sister of murder victim Jon Steckler, is reported to have said “(An execution) doesn’t bring our brother back. Because of that, we don’t wish that ill will on anyone else’s family. I don’t believe (Manning’s) death helps us … Continue reading