West Chester: We have a problem
Make that several problems.There’s a first degree murder trial happening right now. The accused could be sentenced to death if he is found guilty. For a capital trial (one where the prosecution has chosen to seek the death penalty), the prospective jurors must be...
Kelvin Morris Released From Pennsylvania's Death Row
This is HUGE news! After spending 33 years on death row, Kelvin Morris is now at home. He maintained his innocence the whole time, and the evidence pointed away from him and toward his brother, Artie. He was represented at trial by a lawyer who was also...
Justin Michael Wolfe — Justice Denied
The prosecution is determined to keep Justin in prison, despite a court ruling that vacated his conviction and ordered his release. The prosecution cheated and he has to pay the price. They cheated so much that several judges believe it would be impossible for him to...
Exoneration & Plea Deals: What the Release of Timothy McKinney Should Teach Us
Off-duty police officer Donald Williams was shot on Christmas Day, 1997 and later died. Timothy Mckinney was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death for it. This, despite a lack of physical evidence, conflicting eyewitness testimony and more. On...
Just Test the DNA: On Willie Jerome Manning and the Death Penalty
May 8, 2013 · by Alyssa Röhricht · in Uncategorized Image from AP. On Tuesday afternoon in Mississippi, Willie Jerome Manning was granted a last-minute stay of execution by the Supreme Court of Mississippi, just hours before his lethal...
Crime and Capital Punishment: Maryland Abolishes Death Penalty
by Alyssa Röhricht After a series of votes through the Maryland House and Senate, SB 276 was passed through the Maryland House of Delegates on March 15, 2013, to repeal the state’s death penalty and replace it with life without parole. It is widely accepted...