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Tag Archives: Supreme Court of Ohio
Shadow of Execution Date Lifted
Jeffrey Wogenstahl has been granted an indefinite stay of execution by the Ohio Supreme Court (see Supreme Court of Ohio Case Announcements October 24, 2018): 1995-0042. State v. Wogenstahl. Hamilton App. No. C-930222. On appellant’s motion to reopen direct appeal. Motion … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, death penalty, death row, executions, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA
Tagged Chillicothe Correctional Institution, death row, FBI hair testimony, hair analysis, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, jurors, jury, October 2018, official misconduct, Ohio, Ohio Southern District Court, Ohio Supreme Court, police file, stay of execution, suppressed evidence, Supreme Court of Ohio, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, USA
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
Chief Justice O’Connor’s Detailed Appraisal
In a 5:2 decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio has rejected Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s claim that Ohio lacked jurisdiction to try him for murder.* In order to reach their decision, the judges examined the state’s theory of events surrounding the murder … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Indiana, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged Amber Garrett, August 2017, capital punishment, Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, constitutionality, criminal justice, death penalty, Harrison, Indiana, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Justice French, Justice O'Neill, Ohio, R.C. 2901.11(D), Supreme Court of Ohio, USA, wrongful convictions
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Hope in the Chief Justice’s Remarks
Ohio Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor has cast doubt* on the validity of some of the evidence presented at Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial. During oral argument to establish whether the trial court had jurisdiction to try Jeff, the state was … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, injustice, investigators, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, oral argument, USA
Tagged April 2017, blood evidence, Bruce Wheeler, capital punishment, Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, criminal investigation, death penalty, deficient criminal investigation, Forensics report, Gary Rini M.F.S., injustice, innocence, jailhouse informants, jailhouse snitches, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, oral argument, snitch testimony, Supreme Court of Ohio, USA
Oral Argument Information
The Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case about jurisdiction on Tuesday morning next week (Tuesday, April 4, 2017). The session will be held at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus. The … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, death row, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, USA
Tagged Amber Garrett, April 2017, capital punishment, Columbus, criminal justice, death penalty, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, Harrison, Indiana, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joseph Deters, Justice Patrick DeWine, Justice Patrick Fischer, Justice William O'Neill, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, oral argument, Supreme Court of Ohio, Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, USA, West Harrison
Snitch Testimony: Lies and Misrepresentation
At Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial, jailhouse snitch testimony was used by the prosecution even though it contradicted the coroner’s evidence.* The snitch, Bruce Wheeler, stated that he received no incentives for testifying against Jeff: “The prosecutor promised me nothing.” The prosecution … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, prodecutorial misconduct, snitch testimony, USA
Tagged Bruce Wheeler, capital punishment, Clive Zimmerman, confession evidence, criminal justice, death penalty, impeaching evidence, innocence, jailhouse informants, jailhouse snitches, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Judge Karen Moore, March 2017, miscarriage of justice, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, snitch testimony, Supreme Court of Ohio, USA
Another Critical Report
It is painful to read the 2015 Forensic Pathology report* about Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case, as it focuses on the brutal murder of a child, and the disposal of her body. The report, submitted by Carl Schmidt in February 2015, is … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death row, forensic pathology, injustice, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA, wrongful conviction
Tagged Amber Garrett, capital punishment, Carl Schmidt, criminal justice, death penalty, December 2016, forensic pathology, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, police investigations, Supreme Court of Ohio, USA, wrongful convictions
Likelihood of False Identification
Dr. Harvey G. Shulman, PhD, an expert in eyewitness behavior and accuracy, has highlighted flawed police procedures and other factors that increased the chances of false identification by the eyewitnesses who testified at Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial. Shulman’s report is contained … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, eyewitness identification, eyewitness misidentification, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA
Tagged Brian Noel, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, death row, December 2016, Dr. Harvey Shulman, eyewitness identification, eyewitness misidentification, eyewitness testimony, eyewitnesses, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurors, Kathy Roth, Ohio, Supreme Court of Ohio, USA, Vicky Mozena, wrongful convictions
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The State’s Lack of Consistency
In a reply brief* filed with the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday, Jeff pursues his claim that his trial should not have been held in Ohio. This claim is being pursued in addition to his claims of innocence (which are based … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA
Tagged capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, exculpatory evidence, flawed hair evidence, impeaching evidence, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, justice system, October 2016, Ohio, police file, subject-matter jurisdiction, suppressed evidence, Supreme Court of Ohio, trial, USA
