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Tag Archives: prosecutors
A Terrible Old Rule
This summer Samuel Gross highlighted “a terrible old rule that has done great harm to the accuracy of criminal trials, and will continue to do so.” This rule has played a significant role in preventing Jeffrey Wogenstahl from receiving justice. Gross … Continue reading
Posted in Brady evidence, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurors, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged Brady evidence, capital punishment, Constitution, criminal justice, death penalty, drug trafficking, Eric Horn, exculpatory evidence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, judges, jurors, key witness, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors, Samuel Gross, September 2017, USA, wrongful convictions
Ohio’s Death Penalty: Flawed Public Policy
It is clear that Ohio’s lawmakers have no wish to mend the state’s flawed death penalty system. An OTSE (Ohioans to Stop Executions) report* has outlined how “abysmal” the efforts of Ohio’s leaders have been in bringing about change to … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, injustice, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA
Tagged A Relic of the Past: Ohio’s Dwindling Death Penalty, capital punishment, death penalty, executions, eyewitness testimony, forensic evidence, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, official misconduct, Ohio, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohioans to Stop Executions, OTSE, perjury, prosecutors, September 2016, snitch testimony, USA, wrongful convictions
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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Judges Don’t Care
According to Terry Collins, the former Director of the Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, “[judges don’t] care whether there is new evidence whether the person is guilty or not guilty”.* Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s experience appears to support this. For instance, … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, FBI flawed forensics, FBI hair testimony, Hamilton County, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged 2016, Amber Garrett, capital punishment, death penalty, death row, FBI hair testimony review, FBI Testimony on Microscopic Hair Analysis, Hamilton County, Hamilton County Court of Appeals, January 2016, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors, Terry Collins, USA
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
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
Ohioans to Stop Executions: Report 2015
Ohioans to Stop Executions (OTSE) has brought out its second annual report about the current state of the death penalty in Ohio. Jeffrey Wogenstahl is mentioned twice in this. The first time is in Justice O’Neill’s comments about the death penalty … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, death row, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, Ohioans to Stop Executions, OTSE, sentencing, torture, USA
Tagged 2015, A Crumbling Institution: Why Ohio Must Fix or End the Death Penalty, April 2015, capital punishment, Constitution, death penalty, death row, death sentences, executions, Hamilton County, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joint Task Force to Review the Administration of Ohio’s Death Penalty, Joseph Deters, Julia Bates, Ohio, Ohioans to Stop Executions, OTSE, prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors, sentencing, torture, USA
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
