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Tag Archives: Louisiana
Premeditated Attempted Murder
A federal judge described the prosecutorial misconduct in Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case as “wholly improper” and “plain and plentiful”.* Despite this, and despite additional recent evidence which supports Jeff’s claim of innocence, he was given an execution date (stayed two months … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, wrongful conviction
Tagged America’s Top Five Deadliest Prosecutors: How Overzealous Personalities Drive The Death Penalty, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Fair Punishment Project, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, John Thompson, July 2016, Louisiana, murder, Ohio, prosecutor immunity, prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors, US Supreme Court, 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
The Insanity of Prosecutors; the Indifference of Judges
Many people have spoken about the injustice of the death penalty, but rarely do we hear about it from a prosecutor. However, last week Marty Stroud, a former prosecutor in Louisiana, bravely spoke out against what he sees as an … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, death row, executions, injustice, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, judges, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, prosecutors, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2015, Attorney General, capital punishment, death penalty, death row, executions, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Jim Petro, judges, juries, justice system, Louisiana, March 2015, Marty Stroud, Nancy Petro, Ohio, Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, prosecutors, Terry Collins, USA, wrongful convictions
