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Tag Archives: injustice
A Flawed Statute
Jeffrey Wogenstahl has filed a new petition in the Ohio Supreme Court, claiming that Ohio relied on a flawed statute to allow itself jurisdiction to try him.* At fault was the statute’s sub-section known as R.C. §2901.11(D); this addressed situations … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA
Tagged aggravated murder, Amber Garrett, due process of law, execution date, Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Justice Kennedy, May 2018, Ohio, Ohio Constitution's Due Course of Law Clause, Ohio Supreme Court, R.C. 2901.11(D), subject-matter jurisdiction, USA, venue
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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 Guilty Person Committing More Crimes
We are very pleased that William T. Montgomery is no longer on Ohio’s death row: his death sentence has been commuted to one of life without the possibility of parole. Like Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Montgomery claims he has been wrongly convicted; away from … Continue reading
Posted in crime, criminal justice, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, murder, Ohio, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged Amber Garrett, commutation, crime prevention, crimes, criminal justice, criminals, fighting crime, Frank Baumgartner, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Jennifer Thompson, life without the possibility of parole, March 2018, murder, Ohio, serial killers, USA, William T. Montgomery, wrongful convictions
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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
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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
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Governor Kasich Knows
Raymond Tibbetts is due to be executed by the state of Ohio on February 13. Tibbetts suffered “toxic stress” during a traumatic and chaotic childhood, which “negatively affected the development of [his] brain, leading it to become wired in very … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, defense attorneys, injustice, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurors, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, prodecutorial misconduct, Raymond Tibbetts, USA
Tagged capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, death sentence, executions, February 2018, Governor John Kasich, Governor Kasich, Hamilton County, ineffective trial counsel, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurors, life without the possibilityof parole, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, Ohio Parole Board, prosecutorial misconduct, Ray Tibbetts, Raymond Tibbetts, Ross Geiger, USA
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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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Shifting Opinions
Twenty-three years ago, Jeffrey Wogenstahl was immersed in reading law books and writing his own appeal, because he felt that his legal representation at trial had been inadequate. There have been many changes since then. One that should gladden Jeff … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Gallup polls, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, public opinion, USA
Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, death row, Gallup polls, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, November 2017, Ohio, Pew Research Center poll, public opinion, Republican Party, USA, wrongful convictions
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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
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Other Suspects: Extensive Suppression of Evidence
Suppressed police files show that Jeff’s prosecution withheld information about suspicious males, and about the victim’s mother, Peggy Garrett.* Evidence existed, but was suppressed, that: -Amber Garrett was stalked by a “creepy guy” who would show-up at her bedroom window, … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Hamilton County, injustice, investigators, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, law enforcement, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, police, USA
Tagged Amber Garrett, capital punishment, criminal investigation, criminal justice, death penalty, drugs, evidence suppressed, Hamilton County, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, May 2017, miscarriage of justice, Ohio, Peggy Garrett, police, prosecution, suppressed evidence, suspects, USA
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Justice for Jeffrey Wogenstahl 