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Hope in Sherwood Brown’s New Trial

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Willie Manning must be happy that his fellow death row inmate and African American, Sherwood Brown, has been granted a new trial by the Mississippi Supreme Court. Like Willie, Brown had been pursuing DNA testing; like Willie, he was granted DNA … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, DNA testing, flawed forensics, Injustice, innocence, Mississippi, Sherwood Brown, USA, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged African American, bite mark evidence, DNA testing, Dr Michael West, flawed testimony, Fly Manning, Injustice, Kennedy Brewer, Mississippi, Mississippi Innocence Project, Mississippi Supreme Court, November 2017, Sherwood Brown, Tucker Carrington, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions

You either have it or you don’t.

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Justice for Willie

Three years ago, on May 7 2013, Willie Manning narrowly avoided execution. Tucker Carrington, founding director of the Mississippi Innocence Project and law professor at the University of Mississippi, has expressed what many people feel about Mississippi’s attitude towards Willie: … Continue reading →

Posted in capital punishmant, criminal justice, death penalty, Fly Manning, Injustice, Mississippi, status, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | Tagged African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, Eddie Lee Howard, Fly Manning, Injustice, Innocence Project, low status, May 2016, mental illness, Mississippi, Mississippi Innocence Project, poverty, status, Tucker Carrington, USA, Vincent Hill, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | 1 Comment

A Can of Worms in Mississippi

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Radley Balko, writing last month in the Washington Post, describes how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently turned down a request for post-conviction relief by a man convicted of murder in Mississippi. Tavares Flaggs was convicted largely … Continue reading →

Posted in autopsies, capital punishment, coroners, criminal justice USA, death penalty, death penalty injustice, federal courts, flawed testimony, Fly Manning, forensics, Injustice, Jim Hood Attorney General, judges, junk science, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, prosecutors, Steven Hayne, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged 2014, African American, autopsies, autopsies scandal, capital murder, death penalty, federal courts, Injustice, Jim Hood Attorney General, March 2014, medical examiners, Mississippi, Mississippi Innocence Project, National Association of Medical Examiners, prosecutors presented false evidence, Radley Balko, Steven Hayne, Tucker Carrington, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | 2 Comments

Back from the Precipice

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Justice for Willie

Last week, an article appeared in The Root reminding us of Willie Manning’s brush with death in May. The article is headlined “The Death Penalty: How Long Will It Survive?” It goes so far as to say: “In some ways, what’s … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, American justice, capital punishment, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, fingerprint testing, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, justice, Justice4Willie, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, post-conviction DNA evidence, racism, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | Tagged 2013, African American, August 2013, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Penalty Information Centre, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, Fly Manning, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Manning, Mississippi, Mississippi Innocence Project, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, racism, The Root, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, Willie Manning Mississippi

No Matter How Big the Lie

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Justice for Willie

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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Why the Hurry to Kill?

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Justice for Willie

The Mississippi Innocence Project, together with Willie’s brother, has filed a lawsuit to prevent the destruction of the biological evidence and allow DNA and other testing, and ‘determine once and for all who is responsible for this crime’. By reviewing … Continue reading →

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Friend of the Court Brief Filed

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Justice for Willie

The Mississippi Innocence Project and Innocence Project New Orleans have filed a friend of the court brief asking for a stay of execution for Willie. They remind the court that his case is exactly the kind where DNA testing could … Continue reading →

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