Category Archives: criminal justice

Snitch Testimony: Lies and Misrepresentation

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Justice for Willie

At Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial, jailhouse snitch testimony was used by the prosecution even though it contradicted the coroner’s evidence.* The snitch, Bruce Wheeler, stated that he received no incentives for testifying against Jeff: “The prosecutor promised me nothing.” The prosecution … Continue reading →

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What the State Suppressed about Eric Horn

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Suppressed police records relating to Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case reveal much about Eric Horn (brother of the victim, Amber Garrett). The records show that two weeks before Amber disappeared, Horn said that he hated his sister and wished she was dead;* … Continue reading →

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Executions Halted

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Justice for Willie

For now, Ohio cannot perform its scheduled executions: Judge Merz, a federal magistrate judge, has ruled against its proposed lethal injection protocol.  The ruling has been appealed by the state.  In his federal court testimony Gary Mohr, Director of the Ohio … Continue reading →

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Oral Argument: April 4, 2017

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 will be an important day for Jeffrey Wogenstahl. Oral argument has been scheduled for that day,* to consider whether his Ohio trial court lacked jurisdiction to try him (Jeff has a strong case that because the … Continue reading →

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Peggy Garrett: Impeached Testimony

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Before her death Amber Garrett, the 10 year-old victim in Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case, was suffering at the hands of her mother. Suppressed police records contain Amber’s school journal entry*, written days before her murder, in which she described a vicious … Continue reading →

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Burning at the Stake

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Ohio has introduced a lethal injection protocol as cruel and unusual as “burning at the stake, crucifixion, and breaking on the wheel” (examples of punishments which the US constitution forbids as cruel and unusual). The state is emboldened by a … Continue reading →

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Another Critical Report

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Justice for Willie

It is painful to read the 2015 Forensic Pathology report* about Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case, as it focuses on the brutal murder of a child, and the disposal of her body. The report, submitted by Carl Schmidt in February 2015, is … Continue reading →

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Likelihood of False Identification

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Justice for Willie

Dr. Harvey G. Shulman, PhD, an expert in eyewitness behavior and accuracy, has highlighted flawed police procedures and other factors that increased the chances of false identification by the eyewitnesses who testified at Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial. Shulman’s report is contained … Continue reading →

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President Trump

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Justice for Willie

President Obama has misgivings about the application of the death penalty; President Trump will have no such qualms. In 1989 Trump funded full page ads in four New York newspapers, calling for the return of the death penalty. The ads referred … Continue reading →

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Forensics: a Deeply Troublesome Case

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Justice for Willie

Alongside potentially exculpatory and impeaching evidence that had been retrieved earlier this year, three professional reports about Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case were filed with the Ohio Supreme Court last month. In one, Gary Rini M.F.S. examines witness testimony and documents from … Continue reading →

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