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- Powerless to Help November 1, 2021
- The Circuit Court Abused its Discretion June 12, 2021
- February Hope February 19, 2021
- 2020: an Eventful Year December 24, 2020
- 2020 US Election October 10, 2020
- Death Row Highs and Lows September 5, 2020
- Excessive and Inhuman July 29, 2020
- Happy 52nd Birthday! June 12, 2020
- The Puzzle of the Hair Fragments May 10, 2020
- COVID-19 April 25, 2020
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Tag Archives: Oktibbeha County Circuit Court
The Circuit Court Abused its Discretion
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
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February Hope
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
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Two Unqualifed Attorneys
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
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A Terrible Old Rule
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
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DNA Testing: Semen Found
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
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Facing Execution
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
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Doubt Cast on Officials’ Integrity
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
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Further Developments in Both Cases
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
Posted in African American, Brookville Garden murders, criminal justice USA, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, forensics, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, murders, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, police usa, post-conviction DNA evidence, racism, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, Brookville Garden murders, capital murder, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, FBI, Fly Manning, forensic evidence, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, March 2014, Mississippi, Mississippi police, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, racism USA, Starkville, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
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Oktibbeha Court Hearing: Time Set
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
Posted in African American, American justice, capital punishment, conviction, criminal justice USA, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, fingerprint comparison, fingerprints, Fly Manning, forensics, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, junk science, law enforcement USA, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, post-conviction DNA evidence, racism, Starkville, Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged 2014, African American, Ain't you got a right to the tree of life, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint analysis, fingerprints, Fly Manning, January 2014, January 31 2014, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, post-conviction DNA evidence, Starkville, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
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Mock Executions
For Willie Jerome Manning the waiting continues: in both his cases there are new deadlines for lawyers to meet. In the case of the two students, the State has been granted additional time to file a response to his request … Continue reading
Posted in African American, American torture, Brookville Gardens murders, capital punishment, conviction, death penalty, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, mock executions, Oktibbeha County, torture, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged 2013, African American, Brookville Gardens murders, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, death row torture, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Manning, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, mock executions, November 2013, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, torture, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
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Justice for Willie Manning 