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Tag Archives: miscarriages of justice
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
Eric Horn: Not Lured Away
Troy Beard lived near the home of the victim in Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case. It was the short distance to Beard’s apartment that Jeffrey Wogenstahl drove Eric Horn in the early hours of November 24, 1991.[i] At Jeff’s trial, Horn claimed … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, USA, wrongful conviction
Tagged capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, drug trafficking, Eric Horn, false testimony, Hamilton Court of Common Pleas, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, July 2019, jurors, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, Peggy Garrett, Troy Beard, unreliable witnesses, USA, wrongful convictions
Wogenstahl is actually innocent.
Jeffrey Wogenstahl has filed a claim of actual innocence* in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. The standard to be met for such a claim is very high, requiring that: “evidence not available or presented at trial, in combination … Continue reading
Posted in actual innocence, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA
Tagged actual innocence, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, District Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Judge Patrick Dinkelacker, June 2019, jurors, miscarriages of justice, Oho, On Motion to Authorize the Filing of a Second or Successive Application for Habeas Corpus. No. 1:17-cv-00298—Thomas M. Rose, Petitioner Wogenstahl’s Amendment to his Successive Post-Conviction Petition, USA, wrongful convictions
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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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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The Dilemma of the Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court has denied* Jeff’s motion to remand his case to the trial court. This motion had asked the court to allow all Jeff’s legal challenges to be combined into one. The court has also declined to accept … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, flawed forensics, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Judge O'Neill, Ohio Supreme Court, USA
Tagged capital punishment, case announcements, criminal justice, death penalty, flawed forensics, flawed hair testimony, forensic hair evidence, Harrison Police Department, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Justice O'Neill, March 2017, miscarriages of justice, new trial, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, US Department of Justice, USA, wrongful conviction
Not Indicative of a Murderer
One of the filings from Jeffrey Wogenstahl that is now before the Ohio Supreme Court supports his claim of innocence. This claim was dismissed by the Hamilton County Court of Appeals last December, a decision which has been roundly criticized for … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, injustice, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, perjured testimony, prosecutorial misconduct, USA
Tagged Amber Garrett, August 2016, capital punishment, death penalty, drug offences, Eric Horn, FBI Testimony on Microscopic Hair Analysis, Hamilton County Court of Appeals, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, MHCA Review, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, perjury, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, wrongful convictions
‘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
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
