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A Terrible Old Rule

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Samuel Gross wrote an amicus brief[i] in support of Willie Manning for his concluded case from 1993 (Jimmerson-Jordan murders). This summer Gross, writing more generally, highlighted “a terrible old rule that has done great harm to the accuracy of criminal … Continue reading →

Posted in Brady v. Maryland, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Mississippi, United States v. Bagley, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | Tagged Brady v. Maryland, Brief of Amicis Curiae, capital punishment, death penalty, Exculpatory evidence, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jimmerson-Jordan murders, jury, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, prosecutorial misconduct, Samuel Gross, September 2017, United States v. Bagley, USA, verdict, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning

Richard Glossip: Tenuous, Untrustworthy Evidence of Guilt

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Justice for Willie

Richard Glossip is scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma on Wednesday (September 16, 2015). One of his current attorneys, Don Knight, has described his trial in marketing terms: “Basically, you’ve got prosecution trying to sell their product [Glossip’s responsibility for … Continue reading →

Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, executions, Fly Manning, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Richard Glossip, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged Barry Scheck, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, Don Knight, Exculpatory evidence, execution, exoneration, FBI flawed testimony, Fly Manning, innocence, Mississippi, Oklahoma, prosecutors, Richard Glossip, September 2015, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions

A Real Exoneration

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Justice for Willie

Well done, Columbus Dispatch, for turning out a well-balanced article by Carl Smith about Willie Manning last month! Smith summarized the information in the legal documents that led to Willie’s exoneration in his 1993 case, and provided links so readers could … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, capital punishment, death penalty, death sentence, exonerations, eyewitness testimony, Mississippi, police misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, unreliable witnesses, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | Tagged African American, Brookville Garden murders, capital punishment, Carl Smith, Columbus Dispatch Mississippi, death penalty, Death Row, death sentence, Exculpatory evidence, exonerations, eyewitness identification, Injustice, May 2015, Mississippi, police misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, recanted testimony, unreliable witnesses, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning

Recent Developments in Both Cases

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Justice for Willie

In April and May 2014 there have been developments in both of Willie Jerome Manning’s cases. In Willie’s 1992 case involving the murders of two students, evidence was found in April during searches at seven locations: the Oktibbeha County Circuit … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, capital defense attorneys, capital punishment, conviction, criminal justice USA, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row, Exculpatory evidence, Fly Manning, incentivized witnesses, Ineffective trial attorneys, Injustice, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, perjured testimony, prosecutorial misconduct, recanting witness, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged 2014, African American, Brookville Garden murders, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, Emmoline Jimmerson and Alberta Jordan, Exculpatory evidence, Fly Manning, incentivized witness testimony, Ineffective trial attorneys, Injustice, May 2014, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, prosecutor misconduct, State misconduct, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction

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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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 →

Posted in African American, Brookville Garden, capital punishment, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, racism, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witness testimony, wrongful convictions | Tagged 2013, African American, Brookville Garden murders, capital murder, capital punishment USA, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, December 2013, DNA testing, Exculpatory evidence, false testimony, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning

The Burden of Innocence

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Justice for Willie

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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The Eleventh Hour (Since 2001)

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Justice for Willie

In letters sent to us during May, Willie Manning has referred gratefully to the support that he received when he was at his most vulnerable: “It’s difficult for me to even wrap my mind around the support that we got … Continue reading →

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Another Astonishing Ruling

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Justice for Willie

On March 2, Willie Manning submitted a post-hearing memorandum challenging the constitutional validity of his convictions for the murders of two elderly ladies at their apartment in Brooksville Garden in 1993. This is the second of Willie’s two cases, and … Continue reading →

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Till I Turn to Dust

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Justice for Willie

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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A Terrible Old Rule

Richard Glossip: Tenuous, Untrustworthy Evidence of Guilt

A Real Exoneration

Recent Developments in Both Cases

Symptoms of a Wrongful Conviction

Developments in both cases

The Burden of Innocence

The Eleventh Hour (Since 2001)

Another Astonishing Ruling

Till I Turn to Dust

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