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Judicial District 16: Official Misconduct and False Forensics

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Both Willie Manning’s capital cases were tried in Mississippi’s judicial district 16. His 2015 exoneration in the Jimmerson-Jordan case is one of seven known wrongful capital convictions stemming from the same prosecutor in that district. All these cases feature false … Continue reading →

Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, Judicial District 16,, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, Earl Jordan, false forensics, Forrest Allgood, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, Motion for Rehearing, new evidence, November 2024, official misconduct, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, USA, Willie Manning | Leave a comment

The Circuit Court Abused its Discretion

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Justice for Willie

Today, Saturday, June 12 is Willie Manning’s 53rd birthday: we wish him a happy birthday. We trust that recent developments in his case help him to spend the day peacefully: his arguments for further DNA testing are strong. In April, … Continue reading →

Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Fly Manning, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, USA, Willie Manning | Tagged African American, Bode, Bode Technology, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, hair evidence, June 2021, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman, Mississippi Supreme Court, mitochondrial DNA, MitoTyping Technologies, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, Tiffany Miller, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | Leave a comment

February Hope

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Justice for Willie

February has brought unusually severe winter storms to Mississippi, with snow, freezing temperatures and power failures. Conditions on death row at Mississippi State Penitentiary have been harsh: both power and heating have been off. After a couple of freezing cold … Continue reading →

Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, Fly Manning, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, prison conditions, USA, Willie Manning | Tagged 2021, African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, DNA testing, February 2021, Fly Manning, Judge Lee Howard, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, prison conditions, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning | Leave a comment

Two Unqualifed Attorneys

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Justice for Willie

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 | Leave a comment

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 | Leave a comment

DNA Testing: Semen Found

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Justice for Willie

The results of preliminary DNA testing in Willie Manning’s Steckler-Miller case were made public yesterday. The results, given in a letter from a Senior Forensic DNA Analyst at the Cellmark Forensics Dallas Lab, are as follows: Rape kit Three swabs were tested … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, capital punishmant, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, forensic testing, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, fingerprint matching, Fly Manning, forensic analysis, forensic testing, June 2015, Mississippi, Mississippi Crime Lab, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | 1 Comment

Facing Execution

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Justice for Willie

Exactly two years ago today, on May 7 2013, Willie Manning faced execution. His younger brother, Marshon, must be remembering the turmoil of that day. Interviewed by Joe Berlinger for an Al Jazeera America program in 2014, he describes the … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, executions, flawed forensics, human rights abuse, Mississippi, prosecutorial misconduct, torture, USA, victims, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged 2015, Al Jazeera America, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, executions, fingerprint comparison, flawed forensics, Fly Manning, forensic evidence, human rights violation, May 2015, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, prosecutorial misconduct, torture, USA, victims, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Brookville Gardens murders, capital murder, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, Injustice, Mississippi, police misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, snitch testimony, USA, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions | Tagged 2015, African American, April 2015, Death Row, Emmoline Jimmerson and Alberta Jordan, exoneration, Fly Manning, Forrest Allgood, Kevin Lucious, miscarriage of justice, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, Police Captain Lindley, police misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, recanted testimony, Sheriff Dolph Bryan, snitch testimony, USA, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction | 3 Comments

Further Developments in Both Cases

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Willie Jerome Manning has won the right to searches for evidence relating to his 1992 case involving two students. On March 6, 2014 the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court sent out seven orders, requiring ‘diligent’ searches to be made for all evidence related … Continue reading →

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Oktibbeha Court Hearing: Time Set

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Justice for Willie

Willie’s request for DNA testing and fingerprint analysis is due to be heard at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014, at the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court in Starkville, Mississippi. His request relates to his 1992 case of two students, … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Oktibbeha County Circuit Court

Judicial District 16: Official Misconduct and False Forensics

The Circuit Court Abused its Discretion

February Hope

Two Unqualifed Attorneys

A Terrible Old Rule

DNA Testing: Semen Found

Facing Execution

Doubt Cast on Officials’ Integrity

Further Developments in Both Cases

Oktibbeha Court Hearing: Time Set

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