-
Recent News:
- 2020 US Election October 10, 2020
- Covid-19 on Death Row August 6, 2020
- Excessive and Inhuman July 31, 2020
- Jurisdiction Ruling: a Reassuring Footnote June 9, 2020
- Will Ohio’s Death Penalty End? March 8, 2020
- More Good News January 25, 2020
- Encouraging News December 22, 2019
- Guilt, Shame and Mental Torment November 5, 2019
- A Disturbing Ruling October 1, 2019
- Ohio Officials Reflect August 30, 2019
We also support:
Translate this page
Category Archives: innocence
William T. Montgomery: Cause for Alarm
In Ohio, the machinery of execution continues on its relentless trajectory: no sooner have the death row inmates relaxed a little after the tension surrounding one execution date than another date looms. Next in line is William T. Montgomery, who … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, false testimony, injustice, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, official misconduct, Ohio, prodecutorial misconduct, USA, William T. Montgomery
Tagged Amnesty International, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Federal judges, Governor John Kasich, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurors, March 2018, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Ohioans to Stop Executions, police records, prosecutorial misconduct, suppressed evidence, unreliable testimony, USA, William T. Montgomery
1 Comment
Hamilton County: Vigilance Needed
Hamilton County, where Jeffrey Wogenstahl was tried, imposes the death penalty more frequently than the other counties in Ohio, and has more death row inmates than most of the over 3000 counties that make up the USA. Why is this? … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, Hamilton County, Hamilton County Prosecutor's office, injustice, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged Andrew Welsh-Huggins, capital punishment, Daryll Gumm, death penalty, Derrick Jamison, executions, February 2018, Hamilton County, Hamilton County Prosecutor's office, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, justice system, Michael Bies, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, Raymond Tibbetts, Ross Geiger, Terry Collins, USA
A Tremendous Error
The Ohio Supreme Court has again rejected Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s claim that Ohio did not have jurisdiction to try him. The court’s decision,[i] announced last month, is mystifying. The state did not file a rebuttal of the points made by Jeff … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Indiana, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2018, capital punishment, Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, criminal justice, death penalty, death penalty appeals, Hamilton County, Indiana, injustice, January 2018, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, materiality rule, miscarriage of justice, Ohio, Supreme Court of Ohio, USA, wrongful convictions
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, criminal justice, death penalty, death row, habeas corpus petition, injustice, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, torture, USA, wrongful conviction
Tagged capital punishment, Catch-22, clear and convincing evidence, death penalty, death row, defense lawyers, federal court, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, new evidence, October 2017, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, reasonable diligence, Richard North Patterson, torture, USA, wrongful conviction
Oral Argument: April 4, 2017
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
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Indiana, injustice, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, oral argument, USA, wrongful conviction
Tagged 1993, capital punishment, death penalty, Hamilton County, Indiana, injustice, innocence, January 2017, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, oral argument, prosecutorial misconduct, subject-matter jurisdiction, suppressed evidence, trial, USA, wrongful conviction
Another Critical Report
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
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death row, forensic pathology, injustice, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA, wrongful conviction
Tagged Amber Garrett, capital punishment, Carl Schmidt, criminal justice, death penalty, December 2016, forensic pathology, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, police investigations, Supreme Court of Ohio, USA, wrongful convictions
Tell Governor Kasich to stay executions.
Ohio has only paid lip service to the 56 recommendations of the Ohio Supreme Court’s Joint Task Force to Review the Administration of Ohio’s Death Penalty. A recent report found: “The death penalty in Ohio remains plagued by the very same … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, executions, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged A Relic of the Past: Ohio’s Dwindling Death Penalty, capital punishment, criminal justice system, death penalty, executions, Governor Kasich, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joint Task Force to Review the Administration of Ohio’s Death Penalty, October 2016, Ohio, Ohioans to Stop Executions, pending executions, USA
Execution Date Stayed!
Wonderful news! The Ohio Supreme Court has today issued the following announcement about Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case: 1995-0042. State v. Wogenstahl. Hamilton App. No. C-930222. On motion to vacate execution date and to reopen direct appeal. Motion granted. Appellant’s execution date … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, criminal justice, death penalty, death row, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged capital punishment, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, death penalty, death row, executions, Hamilton County, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, May 2016, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, Ohio Supreme Court, stay of execution, torture, USA, wrongful convictions
More than just Innocence
Speaking at Ohio’s Death Penalty Lobby Day last week, Ohio Republican Sen. Bill Seitz of Cincinnati assured death penalty opponents that he is “very, very dedicated” to doing “everything humanly possible to ensure that an innocent person is not subjected to death … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Penalty Lobby Day, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, Ohioans to Stop Executions, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged April 2016, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Penalty Lobby Day, Department of Justice, FBI hair testimony, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Martin LeFevre, Ohio, Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, Ohioans to Stop Executions, prosecutorial misconduct, Sen. Bill Seitz, Terry Collins, USA, wrongful convictions
Police Bias
Hillary Clinton seemed extremely uncomfortable when confronted by Ricky Jackson earlier this month about her support for the death penalty. This is not surprising: Jackson’s wrongful death sentence four decades ago was the direct result of Ohioan police coercing a 12 … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, injustice, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, law enforcement, Ohio, police, police bias, Ricky Jackson, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged capital punishment, Clive Stafford Smith, death penalty, Hamilton County, Hillary Clinton, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, judges, law enforcement, March 2016, Ohio, police, police bias, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, Ricky Jackson, USA, Wogenstahl, wrongful convictions
