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Category Archives: Jeff Wogenstahl
Risk of Intolerable Pain and Suffering
For death penalty opponents, whose stance is no longer opposed by the majority of the US population, today is a very sad day: the Ohio Attorney General’s office has announced that it wishes executions to resume in January. What is more, the new lethal … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, executions, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, lethal-injection drugs, midazolam, Ohio, USA
Tagged botched executions, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Dennis McGuire, executions, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, lethal injections, midazolam, October 2016, Ohio, Ohioans to Stop Executions, potassium chloride, rocuronium bromide, US Supreme Court, USA
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“It’s not going to happen.”
Joe Deters, the prosecutor in Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case, has asked Justice O’Neill to remove himself from Jeff’s case because of his opposition to the death penalty. Legal expert, Martin Pinales, stated categorically, “It’s not going to happen.” He explained that the Ohio … Continue reading
Posted in criminal justice, death penalty, death row, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, death row, executions, forensic hair testimony, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joe Deters, Justice O'Neill, Martin Pinales, May 2016, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, USA, wrongful convictions
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‘Indiana’ Claim in Ohio Supreme Court
Last week the Ohio Supreme Court granted Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s motion to ‘vacate execution date and to re–open direct appeal’. A further court announcement came today: Jeff’s case will not have to go back to the lower court. Instead, it will be considered … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA
Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, death row, executions, Indiana, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, May 2016, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, torture, USA, wrongful convictions
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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
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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
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A Nightmarish Possibility
When Judge O’Neill dissented from the order that set an execution date for Jeffrey Wogenstahl, he cited the botched attempt at executing Romell Broom as an example of why lethal injections are unconstitutional. Now a court ruling brings Broom closer to … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, executions, Francis v. Resweber,, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, Romell Broom, State v. Broom, torture, USA, Willie Francis
Tagged African Americans, April 2016, Austin Sarat, capital punishment, death penalty, death row, executions, Francis v. Resweber,, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Judge French, Judge O'Neill, Louisiana, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, torture, USA, Willie Francis, wrongful convictions
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Governor Kasich’s Duty
Pope Francis made a personal appeal to Catholic leaders worldwide last month: he asked them to make “a courageous and exemplary gesture” by not carrying out executions during the Church’s current “Holy Year of Mercy”. The Pope wants all people – … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, Catholicism, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, Pope Francis, USA, Wogenstahl
Tagged capital punishment, Catholic, Catholic Conference of Ohio, Catholicism, criminal justice, death penalty, defense attorneys, Governor Kasich, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jury members, March 2016, Melinda Elkin-Dawson, murder victims' families, Ohio, Pope Francis, prison staff, Sister Helen Prejean, USA, Wogenstahl, wrongful convictions
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DNA Tests: Errors Occur
DNA testing is never more than part of the evidence for a case. Continue reading
Posted in DNA testing, forensics, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA, Wogenstahl
Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, death row, DNA testing, exculpatory evidence, February 2016, forensics, homicides, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Nathan Robinson, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, The Truth Machine, USA, William Thompson, Wogenstahl, wrongful convictions
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Vast Inequities
The findings of the report, “The Impact of Race, Gender, and Geography on Ohio Executions”, are damning. The report finds no evidence that the death penalty in Ohio deters homicide. On the contrary, the few counties that produced executions between 1976 … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, executions, gender, geography, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, race, The Impact of Race, Gender, and Geography on Ohio Executions, USA
Tagged capital punishment, Cuyahoga county, death penalty, February 2016, gender bias, geographic bias, Hamilton County, homicides, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Justice Breyer, Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation, Ohio, Race and Punishment: Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies, racial bias, Rev. Jack Sullivan Jr., Robert J. Smith, The Impact of Race Gender and Geography on Executions in Ohio, USA
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Hopeful Signs
Things are relatively quiet for Jeffrey Wogenstahl on Ohio’s death row at the moment. This should be celebrated. It was not long ago that Ohio was second only to Texas in carrying out executions; but during the two years of 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, death sentences, execution drugs, executions, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, lethal-injection drugs, Ohio, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged capital punishment, compounding pharmacies, death penalty, Death Penalty Information Center, death sentences, Doug Bergman, executions, FDA, January 2016, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Nickie Antonio, Niraj Antani, Ohio, Ohio General Assembly, prosecutorial misconduct, sodium thiopental, Texas, USA, wrongful convictions
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Justice for Jeffrey Wogenstahl 