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Tag Archives: wrongful conviction
The Puzzle of the Hair Fragments
At Willie Manning’s trial, an FBI hair expert testified about hair fragments vacuumed from Tiffany Miller’s car. The expert stated that the hair was African American (an assertion that the FBI and DOJ discredited in 2013). With no physical evidence … Continue reading
Posted in DNA testing, forensic hair testimony, hair testimony, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, Bode Technology, DNA testing, flawed forensics, Fly Manning, hair testimony, Injustice, Judge Lee Howard, May 2020, Mississippi, MitoTyping Technologies, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
Willie’s Family
Willie Manning’s daughter turned 3 years old soon after he entered death row; she is now 27. Willie has thus been absent for most of his daughter’s childhood and adolescence, and for much of her twenties; he has been unable … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, Mississippi, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, December 2018, Fly Manning, holiday season, innocence, Mississippi, prisoners' families, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
No History of Violence
Willie Manning’s history supports his claim that he has never committed murder. He had previous convictions, but never for violence. As one of his attorneys confirmed, “He didn’t have any violent convictions. His criminal history was for things like theft.” … Continue reading
Posted in criminal justice, death penalty, Fly Manning, Mississippi, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, Blog Talk Radio, capital punishment, criminal history, criminal justice, David Skato, death penalty, Fly Manning, Injustice, March 2018, Mary Prater, Mississippi, Robert Mink, The Other Side of Justice, ThinkProgress, USA, Vincent Hill, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
A Dirty Secret
It is a “dirty secret”, known by few, that the American death penalty system is “specifically engineered to ensure that those who are convicted stay convicted, guilty or not.”[i] This is how it works. Death sentences routinely result from poor defense … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, defense attorneys, Fly Manning, Injustice, Mississippi, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged AEDPA, African American, capital defense lawyers, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, habeas corpus petition, Injustice, Mississippi, October 2017, Parchman, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, Richard North Patterson, torture, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
Home Page Referenced
The home page of this website has been updated to include references. The serious issues that Willie Manning wishes to raise in the Steckler-Miller case (in a section entitled Issues with this Case) are now referenced. You can click on … Continue reading
Posted in African American, America, capital punishmant, criminal justice, death penalty, Fly Manning, miscarriages of justice, Mississippi, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Fly Manning, Jon Steckler, June 2017, Justice for WIllie Manning, justice4willie.com, legal dockets, Mississippi, Starkville, State of Mississippi Judiciary website, Tiffany Miller, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
A Crime of Passion
The Mississippi Supreme Court has asked Willie Manning’s lawyer and the Attorney General’s office for “an update on the DNA screening and testing results in [Willie’s remaining] case”. So far this has not been forthcoming. However, the authors of The … Continue reading
Posted in crime of passion, homicide, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged African American, capital punishment, death penalty, DNA testing, Fly Manning, Injustice, Innocent, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, March 2016, miscarriage of justice, Mississippi, The Other Side of Justice, unconvincing evidence, USA, Vincent Hill, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
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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
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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Forensic Evidence: Slow Progress
Two years ago this month, in March 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States declined Willie Jerome Manning’s request for a review of his 1992 case involving two students. Things then moved quickly for a few weeks, during which … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, criminal justice USA, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, Injustice, Mississippi, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2015, African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, forensic evidence, human rights abuses, Injustice, March 2015, miscarriage of justice, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi Supreme Court, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
More Propaganda against Willie
It’s happened again – Willie Manning has been the victim of extremely negative media propaganda within Mississippi. Ignoring the Mississippi Supreme Court’s ruling that the state suppressed significant, potentially exculpatory evidence at Willie’s trial for his 1993 case, a Mississippi journalist … Continue reading
Posted in death penalty, Death Row, due-process rights, Fly Manning, Injustice, media bias, miscarriages of justice, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi Supreme Court, perjured testimony, police, recanting witness, suppressed evidence, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witness testimony, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2015, capital murder, death penalty, Death Row, Emmoline Jimmerson and Alberta Jordan, Fly Manning, Injustice, journalism, March 2015, media, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County, propaganda, Sid Salter, state suppression of evidence, victimization, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
