Tag Archives: National Registry of Exonerations

Flawed Snitch Testimony

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Justice for Willie

“Jailhouse snitch” testimony is notoriously unreliable because the incarcerated witnesses are strongly motivated to say what the prosecution wants, usually because they get substantial reductions in their own sentences in return.”                   … Continue reading →

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Disproportionate Harm

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Justice for Willie

Those wrongly convicted of murder suffer great harm. They may spend years in prison under threat of execution; they may even lose their lives. Far from being perpetrators, they are additional victims of the perpetrators. A report published last year, based … Continue reading →

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A Troubling Pattern of Wrongful Convictions

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Justice for Willie

In a brief filed with the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Director of the National Registry of Exonerations provides guidance for the judges considering Willie Manning’s 1993 case. As well as focusing on Willie’s case, the guidance highlights this shocking fact: “…death … Continue reading →

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