Tag Archives: exoneration

The Long Road from Factual Innocence to Exoneration

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Justice for Willie

It is over a year since Willie Manning asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to reconsider its refusal to let him present newly discovered evidence to the circuit court. In his Motion for Rehearing he argued that the court erred in … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Wrongly Convicted in Two Different Trials

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Justice for Willie

On the same day that Willie Manning was exonerated in his 1993 case (April 20, 2015) the FBI published a report relevant to his 1992 case. The report confirms the gist of Flawed Forensics, last year’s Al Jazeera program featuring Willie, that … Continue reading →

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Doubt Cast on Officials’ Integrity

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Justice for Willie

At last Willie Manning has only one death penalty case to fight! On Monday, April 20 2015, a Mississippi judge signed an Order of Nolle Prosequi (not wanting to prosecute) for Willie’s Brookville Garden case involving the murders of two elderly … Continue reading →

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