Innocence Project, ACLU step in to help MS man on death row. Here's why they want to help
The ACLU, the Innocence Project and other groups are stepping in to offer assistance to death row prisoner Willie Jerome ...
‘Never stood a chance’: ACLU, Innocence Project file brief in support of man sentenced for killing two MSU students
Meanwhile, the ACLU and Innocence Project claim that the sheriff leading the investigation attempted to pin two other murders ...
AG Lynn Fitch to Mississippi Supreme Court: It's time to set execution dates
Momentum is building for the state to set execution dates for two men who have been on death row for decades in Mississippi.
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Manning requests rehearing again after double murder conviction
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Willie Jerome Manning has asked for another rehearing. The legal team for the Oktibbeha County man filed ...
Manning asks court to reconsider death sentence, again
A convicted capital murderer, who has been on Death Row for nearly 30 years, is asking the state’s highest court to rehear ...
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AG Lynn Fitch to Mississippi Supreme Court: It's time to set execution dates
The state is doubling down on its efforts to set execution dates for death row prisoners Willie Jerome Manning and Richard Jordan, asking the court to reject each man's motion for a rehearing.
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Manning asks court to reconsider death sentence, again
Willie Jerome Manning, 56, argues that the denial of his post-conviction relief failed to look at witness recantations as new evidence that should be reason for a new trial, or at least a new ...