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Tag Archives: wrongful convictions
Not Snatched from her Bed
The prosecutor at Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial used his closing argument to impress on the jury that the victim, Amber Garrett, was grabbed from her bed in the middle of the night: “[W]e know from the evidence that Amber Garrett was … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, prosecutorial misconduct, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged Amber Garrett, April 2018, Bright Indiana, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, evidence suppressed, Indiana, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, misled jury, Ohio, Peggy Garrett, prosecutorial misconduct, suppressed evidence, unfair trials, USA, wrongful convictions
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A Guilty Person Committing More Crimes
We are very pleased that William T. Montgomery is no longer on Ohio’s death row: his death sentence has been commuted to one of life without the possibility of parole. Like Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Montgomery claims he has been wrongly convicted; away from … Continue reading
Posted in crime, criminal justice, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, murder, Ohio, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged Amber Garrett, commutation, crime prevention, crimes, criminal justice, criminals, fighting crime, Frank Baumgartner, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Jennifer Thompson, life without the possibility of parole, March 2018, murder, Ohio, serial killers, USA, William T. Montgomery, wrongful convictions
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US Death Penalty: Systemic Problems
It is not surprising that public opinion in the USA is increasingly recoiling from the death penalty: the annual Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) report reveals continuing “systemic problems” in its implementation: “As use of the death penalty dwindles, one might … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, executions, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, USA
Tagged 2017, brain damage, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Penalty Information Center, DPIC, executions, innocence, intellectual disabilities, January 2018, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, mental illness, Ohio, public opinion, trauma, USA, wrongful convictions
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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
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Shifting Opinions
Twenty-three years ago, Jeffrey Wogenstahl was immersed in reading law books and writing his own appeal, because he felt that his legal representation at trial had been inadequate. There have been many changes since then. One that should gladden Jeff … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Gallup polls, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Ohio, public opinion, USA
Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, death row, Gallup polls, injustice, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, November 2017, Ohio, Pew Research Center poll, public opinion, Republican Party, USA, wrongful convictions
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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
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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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Incarcerated by Fellow Citizens
Those on death row suffer unimaginable torture; the inmates who have been wrongly convicted do so even more. Like kidnap victims, those with wrongful convictions have been seized and held against their will; but, unlike kidnap victims, they are not … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Ireland, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, miscarriages of justice, Ohio, post-traumatic stress disorder, USA, wrongful convictions
Tagged April 2017, capital punishment, death penalty, death row, Florida, innocence, Ireland, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, kidnap, meditation, Ohio, Peter Pringle, post-traumatic stress disorder, Professor Gordon Turnbull, PTSD, Sunny Jacobs, USA, victims, wrongful convictions, yoga
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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
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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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Justice for Jeffrey Wogenstahl 