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Tag Archives: Clive Stafford Smith
A Method of Control
Clive Stafford Smith has played a pivotal role in Willie Manning’s cases, first as Willie’s post-conviction lawyer, and later as publicist for some of the injustices inflicted on him. Last month Stafford Smith joined other death penalty experts in condemning capital … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, Clive Stafford Smith, criminal justice, death penalty, Mississippi, torture, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, August 2017, capital punishment, Clive Stafford Smith, control, death penalty, Death Row, executions, Fly Manning, Injustice, Mississippi, post traumatic stress disorder, post-conviction defense lawyer, racism, torture, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Abominations Masked by Secrecy
Willie Jerome Manning first came to the world’s attention because of an article by Clive Stafford Smith, who continues to speak out against the death penalty. Stafford Smith recently described the US death penalty as a dying dinosaur – destined for … Continue reading
Posted in Arkansas, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, execution drugs, executions, Fly Manning, Injustice, innocence, lethal injection drugs, Mississippi, pharmaceutical companies, secrecy, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged April 2017, Arkansas, botched executions, Clive Stafford Smith, compounding pharmacies, executions, Fly Manning, Ineffective trial attorneys, innocence, Justice King, lethal injection drugs, lethal injections, Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Corrections, pharmaceutical companies, Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Supreme Court of Mississippi, USA, vulnerable people, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Less fortunate than ourselves
It is ten years since Clive Stafford Smith alerted the world to Willie Manning’s appalling plight. Stafford Smith’s article began: “It is a platitude to suggest that as the Christmas season approaches we should consider those less fortunate than ourselves, but … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, death row mental health, death row solitary confinement, Fly Manning, human rights abuse, Injustice, innocence, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, capital punishment, Clive Stafford Smith, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, December 2006, December 2016, Fly Manning, human rights abuses, Injustice, innocence, Mississippi, Mississippi courts, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Prosecutors’ Belief in their own Infallibility
It is hard to know what is most shocking about the case of mentally disabled Henry Lee McCollum*, exonerated and released earlier this month after spending 30 years on death row in North Carolina. It is shocking that his mental disability … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, doctrine of sovereign immunity, Fly Manning, Henry Lee McCollum, Injustice, mental disability, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, North Carolina, police misconduct, prosecutors, US Supreme Court, USA injustice, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witness pressured, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, capital murder, Clive Stafford Smith, coerced confession, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, doctrine of sovereign immunity, Fly Manning, Henry Lee McCollum, Injustice, Joe Freeman Britt, Justice Antonin Scalia, Leon Brown, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Carolina Republican Party, prosecutorial misconduct, September 2014, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
The Burden of Innocence
Today it is exactly two months since the scheduled execution date for Willie Jerome Manning. Then, the very real possibility of Willie losing his life focused our attention and spurred us on to read articles and sign petitions. The FBI … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, African American, Clive Stafford Smith, convicted, conviction, Daniel Medwed, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row, Exculpatory evidence, Fly Manning, Fly Manning execution date, Forrest Allgood, Injustice, Innocent, Jim Hood Attorney General, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, July 2013, Justice, Justice4Willie, Manning, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman, no physical evidence, Oktibbeha County, prosecutors presented false evidence, prosecutors withheld evidence, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, Willie Manning execution date, Willie Manning Mississippi
Till I Turn to Dust
Willie Manning’s second conviction (the 1993 murder of two elderly African American ladies, Emmoline Jimmerson and Alberta Jordan) has been very much overshadowed by his recent narrow escape from execution for his first conviction (the 1992 murder of two white … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, African American, Alberta Jordan, Brookville Gardens murders, capital murder, Clive Stafford Smith, convicted, conviction, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row, DNA testing, Emmoline Jimmerson, Exculpatory evidence, execution, fingerprints, Fly Manning, Fly Manning execution date, Forrest Allgood, Injustice, Innocent, jailhouse informant, Jim Hood Attorney General, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Judge Lee Howard, Justice, Manning, May 2013, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman, MS, no physical evidence, Oktibbeha County, Suzanne Steckler, Tiffany Miller, unreliable witnesses, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, Willie Manning execution date, Willie Manning Mississippi, Willie Manning murders
Remember Edwin Hart Turner
For Willie Manning time must be passing slowly: every day has come and gone without a new Order from the Mississippi Supreme Court. He knows only too well that the stay of execution that he has been granted is precarious. … Continue reading
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No Matter How Big the Lie
As he has done before, Willie Manning is awaiting the court’s decision about whether to allow DNA testing. He must be aware that his life still hangs in the balance; but he probably knows also that his story has now … Continue reading
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Thank You, Everyone!
Through his attorney, Willie extends his thanks to everyone who has supported him. Death Row is a lonely and challenging place, where messages of support can mean the difference between keeping going and giving up. It has helped Willie enormously … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, African American, Ain't you got a right to the tree of life, Al Jazeera, attorneys, ballistics evidence, Brookville Gardens murders, capital murder, Christopher Epps, Clive Stafford Smith, convicted, conviction, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row, DNA testing, Exculpatory evidence, execution, fingerprints, Fly Manning, Fly Manning execution date, hair evidence, Injustice, Innocent, jailhouse informant, Jim Hood Attorney General, Jon Steckler, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Justice4Willie, Manning, May 2013, missed deadline, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman, Mississippi Supreme Court, MS, no physical evidence, Oktibbeha County, retrial, Suzanne Steckler, Tiffany Miller, unreliable witnesses, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, Willie Manning execution date, Willie Manning Mississippi, Willie Manning murders
He Will See Tomorrow!
The Mississippi State Court has today found that “the Motion to Stay Execution should be granted until further Order of this Court”. While his supporters around the world are celebrating, Willie will go back to his regular cell and regular routine. … Continue reading
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