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Tag Archives: prosecutor misconduct
Police Bias
Hillary Clinton seemed extremely uncomfortable when confronted by Ricky Jackson earlier this month about her support for the death penalty. This is not surprising: Jackson’s wrongful death sentence four decades ago was the direct result of Ohioan police coercing a 12 … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, injustice, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, law enforcement, Ohio, police, police bias, Ricky Jackson, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged capital punishment, Clive Stafford Smith, death penalty, Hamilton County, Hillary Clinton, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, judges, law enforcement, March 2016, Ohio, police, police bias, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, Ricky Jackson, USA, Wogenstahl, wrongful convictions
The Root of Unfairness
Joe Deters, Ohio’s Hamilton County lead prosecutor, is no stranger to unfairness in death penalty cases. In one of his cases, that of Jeffrey Wogenstahl, the misconduct of his own team of prosecutors has been described by Judge Moore as … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Hamilton County, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joe Deters, judges, Ohio, prosecutor misconduct, Rayshawn Johnson, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged AEDPA, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, capital punishment, death penalty, December 2015, elected judges, Hamilton County, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joe Deters, Judge Judith French, judges, Justice Breyer, Justice Ginsburg, Justice Sotomayor, Justice William O'Neill, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, OTSE, prosecutor misconduct, Rayshawn Johnson, USA
A Necessary Motion
Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s most recent motion sent to the Ohio Supreme Court does not focus on Jeff’s innocence, but on whether his trial court had jurisdiction to try him. Jeff maintains his innocence, but the jurisdiction motion must also be filed. The … Continue reading
Posted in AEDPA, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, capital punishment, death penalty, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged 2015, AEDPA, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, capital punishment, death penalty, habeas corpus relief, Indiana, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Judge Karen Moore, Justice Sotomayor, law, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, prosecutor misconduct, subject-matter jurisdiction, USA, wrongful convictions
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Prosecutors: Many Bad Apples
The Daily Beast’s series of articles on prosecutors this summer was alarming. This summary gives a taste of the content: “American prosecutors are powerful officials. They have the power to deprive people of their liberty, destroy their reputations, and even take … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors, USA
Tagged capital punishment, convictions, death penalty, election, FBI hair testimony, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joe Deters, Judge Alex Kozinski, judiciary, Mark Piepmeier, October 2015, Ohio, perjury, prosecutor immunity, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors, Rick Gibbons, USA, wrongful convictions
A Shameful List of Scheduled Barbarity
Ohio now has execution dates for 24 people, which is more than any other state. The dates stretch ahead far into 2019, a shameful list of scheduled barbarity. In setting execution dates long in advance Ohio piles on the torture, forcing inmates to … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, executions, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, murder victims' families, official misconduct, Ohio, torture, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged AEDPA, capital punishment, death penalty, executions, exonerations, Governor Kasich, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, murder victims, murder victims' families, official misconduct, Ohio, Oklahoma City bombing, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, September 2015, Texas, torture, USA, victims, wrongful convictions
Death Penalty Victims
The Governor of Ohio, Governor Kasich, supports the death penalty because he feels that it provides justice and closure to the grieving families of murder victims.* Perhaps he should talk to Melinda Dawson†, whose mother was brutally murdered in Barberton, … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, Governor Kasich, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, murder victims' families, Ohio, USA, victims
Tagged Bud Walsh, capital punishment, death penalty, Governor Kasich, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, June 2015, Lester Bower, Melinda Dawson, murder victims' families, Ohio, Ohioans to Stop Executions, Oklahoma City bombing, political gain, Pope Francis, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutors, Terry Collins, Texas, Timothy McVeigh, USA
Snitch Testimony, and the Magical Appearance of Hair
At Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial, testimony was given by a so-called ‘jailhouse snitch’, Bruce Wheeler, an informant who said he had heard Jeff confess to the murder of 10-year-old Amber Garrett. Why should we worry about this? Because, as Radley Balko … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, death row, FBI flawed forensics, jailhouse informants, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, snitch testimony, USA
Tagged 2015, Amber Garrett, capital punishment, Chris Fabricant Innocence Project, Clifford Zimmerman, death penalty, death row, FBI flawed forensics, jailhouse informants, jailhouse snitches, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, May 2015, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, prosecutor misconduct, prosecutorial misconduct, Radley Balko, USA, wrongful convictions
