Category Archives: USA injustice

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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Paying Attention to Fingerprints

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Justice for Willie

On November 10, Willie Jerome Manning completed 19 years on Mississippi death row. Two days earlier, Kash Delano Register  was released after spending 34 years in prison in California for a murder that he did not commit, after a witness admitted … Continue reading →

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