Tag Archives: capital punishment USA

Lethal Deadlines

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Question: When does a deadline become a ‘dead’ line? Answer: When the deadline in question is the crucial one that allows death row inmates to appeal their state convictions in federal courts. If defense attorneys miss this deadline it can … Continue reading →

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New Google Translate Button

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Justice for Willie

The justice4willie website can now be translated from English into 81 languages, using the Google Translate button (low down in the right hand column of the home page of justice4willie). This feature will be increasingly useful as visitors from more … Continue reading →

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Watch Documentary Clips on Willie’s New Webpage

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Justice for Willie

If you missed the Al Jazeera America documentary featuring Willie Manning (episode 3 of the series, The System), you now have a chance to watch parts of it on the recently created website, SAVE Innocents on death row in the … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago: A Highly Biased News Report

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Justice for Willie

On May 7 2013, exactly one year ago, Willie Jerome Manning’s scheduled execution was cancelled with only four hours to spare. Controversy surrounded the Mississippi Supreme Court’s refusal to allow Willie DNA and fingerprint testing; this was heightened when the … Continue reading →

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I Could Have…

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Willie Jerome Manning has had more developments in both his cases. In his 1992 case involving the murders of two students, searches of seven areas were scheduled to be made on April 16 2014. In his 1993 case involving the … 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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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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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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