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Tag Archives: Indiana
Jeff’s 60th Birthday
Today, November 23, 2020, Jeffrey Wogenstahl turns 60. He never celebrates his birthday: it’s too harsh a reminder that soon after his 31st birthday, someone murdered a little girl that he knew. Amber Garrett’s body was found in Bright, Indiana, … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Garrett, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, USA
Tagged Amber Garrett, Bright, capital punishment, Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, Indiana, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Judge Christian Jenkins, Judge Patrick Dinkelacker, November 2020, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit, USA, wrongful convictions
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Jurisdiction Ruling: a Reassuring Footnote
A Sixth Circuit court has denied[i] Jeffrey Wogenstahl the opportunity to make a separate appeal to establish whether Ohio had jurisdiction to try him. Jeff wanted to appeal an Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling[ii] from 2017. In that ruling the majority … Continue reading
Posted in criminal justice, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, USA
Tagged capital punishment, conclusive presumption, criminal justice, death penalty, habeas petition, Indiana, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, June 2020, jurisdiction, Justice O'Connor, miscarriages of justice, new judgment, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, subject-matter jurisdiction, USA, wrongful convictions
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Amber Garrett: Sold for Fifteen Hundred Dollars?
The prosecutors at Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial suppressed reports suggesting that Amber Garrett’s mother, Peggy, sold Amber for fifteen hundred dollars to pay off drug debts.[i] Peggy Garrett’s drug selling and use were known to Jeff’s prosecutors, but they failed to … Continue reading
Posted in drugs, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurors, Ohio, Peggy Garrett, prodecutorial misconduct, suppressed evidence, USA
Tagged Amber Garrett, August 2018, drug debts, drug trafficking, evidence suppressed, Indiana, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurors, LSD, Methaqualone, Ohio, Peggy Garrett, police records, prosecutorial misconduct, suppressed evidence, trial, USA, wrongful conviction
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Not Snatched from her Bed
The prosecutor at Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial used his closing argument to impress on the jury that the victim, Amber Garrett, was grabbed from her bed in the middle of the night: “[W]e know from the evidence that Amber Garrett was … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged Amber Garrett, April 2018, Bright Indiana, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, evidence suppressed, Indiana, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, misled jury, Ohio, Peggy Garrett, prosecutorial misconduct, suppressed evidence, unfair trials, USA, wrongful convictions
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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
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The Majority Judges Erred
Jeffrey Wogenstahl has appealed an unfavorable Ohio Supreme Court ruling.* Last month five of the judges rejected his claim that Ohio lacked jurisdiction to try him for murder; but Chief Justice O’Connor wrote a compelling dissent in his support (see … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Indiana, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio Supreme Court, USA
Tagged Appellant Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s Motion for Rehearing and/or Reconsideration, August 2017, Bruce Wheeler, capital punishment, Carl J. Schmidt M.D; M.P.H., Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, criminal justice, death penalty, Gary A. Rini M.F.S., Indiana, ineffective trial counsel, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, USA
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Chief Justice O’Connor’s Detailed Appraisal
In a 5:2 decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio has rejected Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s claim that Ohio lacked jurisdiction to try him for murder.* In order to reach their decision, the judges examined the state’s theory of events surrounding the murder … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Indiana, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged Amber Garrett, August 2017, capital punishment, Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, constitutionality, criminal justice, death penalty, Harrison, Indiana, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Justice French, Justice O'Neill, Ohio, R.C. 2901.11(D), Supreme Court of Ohio, USA, wrongful convictions
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Amber’s Disappearance: Evidence Suppressed
The prosecution in Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case advanced the theory that the victim, Amber Garrett, was snatched hastily from her bed as she slept. However, it appears that to convince the jurors of this theory, prosecutors suppressed significant evidence.* This evidence … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, suppressed evidence, USA, wrongful conviction
Tagged Amber Garrett, Bright Indiana, capital punishment, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, criminal justice, death penalty, death row, impeached testimony, Indiana, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, June 2017, Ohio, Peggy Garrett, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, Wogenstahl, wrongful conviction
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Oral Argument Information
The Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case about jurisdiction on Tuesday morning next week (Tuesday, April 4, 2017). The session will be held at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus. The … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, death row, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, USA
Tagged Amber Garrett, April 2017, capital punishment, Columbus, criminal justice, death penalty, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, Harrison, Indiana, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joseph Deters, Justice Patrick DeWine, Justice Patrick Fischer, Justice William O'Neill, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, oral argument, Supreme Court of Ohio, Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, USA, West Harrison
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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
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