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2020 US Election
The death penalty is not mentioned in the President Trump’s vague bullet points that replace the usual platform for the Republican Party in an election year. However, the restoration of federal executions this year confirms the party’s support for capital … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Democratic Party., election, Republican Party,, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged capital punishment, Covid-19, criminal justice, death penalty, defense attorneys, Democrats, election, lethal injection drugs, murder victims' families, Native Americans, October 2020, Republicans, USA, Willie Manning
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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Richard Burdine, who died last month, represented Willie Manning at the penalty phase of his trial. Burdine was an African American lawyer who deserves credit for frequently accepting indigent defendants as clients. He was publicly commended by the Mississippi legislature in … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, defense attorneys, Mississippi, Penalty phase, Richard Burdine, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, August 2018, capital punishment, culpability phase, death penalty, defense attorneys, Fly Manning, ineffective assistance of counsel, innocence, Mississippi, Mississippi legislature, Penalty phase, Richard Burdine, The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witnesses
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Two Unqualifed Attorneys
In Willie Manning’s 1992 case, the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court had great difficulty performing its duty to appoint a post-conviction attorney who was qualified for capital cases. The court ignored Willie’s own choice of attorney, who was suitably qualified. Instead … Continue reading
Posted in African American, death penalty, defense attorneys, legislation, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, April 2018, crime rate, defense attorneys, defense lawyers, Fly Manning, indigent defense, Jon Steckler, legislation, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, post-conviction defense lawyer, poverty, The Right to Counsel in Mississippi, Tiffany Miller, Tucker Carrington, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
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