Not one Assistant Prosecutor or Police Officer named as defendants in the Ward and Smith lawsuits has been disciplined, fired, or charged by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy and her office for the offenses cited in the Ward and Smith lawsuits, or in the cases of the rest of the 31 exonerees Wayne County boasts. The names of Dale Collins and Monica Childs appear in multiple cases of wrongful convictions. The Judges overseeing this case are JONES, MICHAEL, KINSEY, JENNIE and [ D ] KINSEY, JENNIE. Ask a question or tell the service assistant what you need! See: Judge Thomas Hathaways complete order granting Thelonious Searcy Motion to Dismiss,Oct. 3, 2022 http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Thelonious-Searcy-Order-Gg-Defs-Mtn-to-Dismiss-10.3.20223311-2.pdf, Thelonious Searcy (bottom r) listens March 19, 2018 as Vincent Smothers (on stand with head bowed) testifies he killed Segars, not Searcy. However, this Court declines the prosecutions suggestion to decide against precedent.. With more than 93% of precincts reporting . JAIL DETAINEES SUE TOP COPS FOR DENYING SPEEDY TRIALS, OPEN COURTS, FAMILY VISITS, RECREATION, LIFER TERRY WILSON FACES NEW TRIAL IN HISTORICALLY RACIST MACOMB COUNTY; CHANGE OF VENUE NEEDED, All of Us Or None, prisoners and former prisoners, Mac Speaking: Leona McElvene YouTube site, SCG News: World News, Politics and Analysis. In the Marvin Cotton case, he responded to the scene of the crime and participated in Cottons interrogation. Defendant Donaldson and/or Defendant Childs promised Allen leniency in his [capital] criminal case if he falsely testified that Smith bragged about shooting Hayes, the complaint says. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. Michael Dezsi did an amazing job on this case. FREE DARRELL EWING, ALL OTHERS WRONGFULLY CONVICTED, UNJUSTLY SENTENCED | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Lemonte Richawn Jackson, 25, of Detroit, in connection with the December 16, 2022 fatal shooting of Rodney Carter, 30, and the December 22, 2022 fatal shooting of Patrick Jones, 26, both of Detroit. Attorney Jarrett Adams filed exoneree Larry Smiths first federal complaint on September 3, 2021, and later filed an amended complaint on January 27, 2022, against the defendants, Wayne County, Asst. A civil forfeiture complaint states $232,000 was found in plastic shrink-wrapped and sealed packages inside the man's checked luggage. FRAME-UP, STOP TELLING BLACK PEOPLE NOT TO RIOT OVER THE STATE-SANCTIONED LYNCHING OF TYRE NICHOLSKCD, A LEGAL LYNCHING? 1) Jonathan C. Kinloch (Dist. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. JAIL PRISONERS, AND MURDERS BY POLICE, WAYNE CO. Larry Smith with his mother Debra Smith. A claim can be filed with CIU at any time after the conviction is final; there is no requirement that the person be in custody when filing a claim. See:http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Wayne-County-Prosecutors-Office-CIU-Dismisses-Charges-Against-Dennis-Atkins.pdf. Nessel asked Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy to review the Flint water prosecution cases, which have included the binding over for trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter for former. VOD was the only media outlet to attend every session of a powerful six-month evidentiary hearing in front of Third Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny in 2018. Patrick Muscat, the Assistant Prosecutor at Searcys trial, also led the prosecutions of Wayne County exonerees Davontae Sanford and Kenneth Nixon. This Court concludes that the damage caused by the suppression and withholding of the exculpatory evidence cannot be cured, Judge Hathaway said. Searcy is at bottom right, listening as his attorney Michael Dezsi plays recording Continue reading, Vincent Smothers confession to Segars murder fits autopsy report, true ballistics evidence Dezsi Trial jury falsely told bullets that killed Segars could not be identified Searcy one of 147 cases which led to shutdown of Detroit crime lab due Continue reading, Evidentiary hearing in case against Thelonious Searcy proceeds May 15 Invalid jury instructions re: ballistics Testimony that police fired guns, contradicting officers reports at trial Letter from Corp. Detroit Man Charged in Two Fatal Shootings. Comment moderation is enabled. MAR. When prosecutors abandon traditional advocacy roles to participate pretrial or precharge in police investigative work in collateral law enforcement administration on a day-to-day, case-by-case basis, they may enjoy only qualified immunity for that conduct. Giving up when I knew I was wronged was something I just couldnt do.. DETROIT POLICE OFFICERS NAMED IN WARD LAWSUIT, Allegations include beatings, sexual assault by jail-house snitch Cowan, Informant Joe Twilley, Jr. testified for prosecution in at least 20 cases.. In his ruling, Judge Hathaway wrote, Similarly, the VHS tapes confiscated by Officer Zwicker was clearly Brady material that should have been given to the defense. RACIST FRAME-UP OF DAVID SHELTON BY OAKLAND COUNTY IN 1993 RAPE CASE | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, ADVOCATES DENOUNCE GOV. Those crimes include. Smothers said he killed Segars using a .4o caliber gun. Support for Burton-Harris came from progressive forces locally and nationally, who alleged Worthys office supports policies of mass incarceration and does not charge police who are guilty of murdering civilians without cause, among other allegations. ; CLAIMS DPD, PROS. The lawsuit says that, prior to charging Ward, Collins and P.O. Worthy says she was disgusted and horrified at the discovery, but . The Judges overseeing this case are BRODERSEN, AMY P and [ III ] BRODERSEN, AMY P. The case status is Disposed - Other Disposed. WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. - There appears to be a major staff shortage at the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. PROSECUTOR, STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM & CLEMENCY PUSH FOR MICHIGAN LIFERS LEFT BEHIND, AT FLINT VEHICLE CITY, MICH. LIFER TERRY WILSON STILL FIGHTS FOR JUSTICE, BATTLING RACISM IN MACOMB CO./ RE-TRIAL FEB. 2023, DONATE NOW!! He was planning to catch a connecting flight to Houston, Texas. State prosecutors rested their rebuttal case Tuesday after calling six witnesses to contradict parts of Alex Murdaugh's defense as the disgraced attorney's double murder trial neared its end.. Kenneth Kinsey, a crime scene forensics expert, was the final rebuttal witness and criticized the methodology of a defense expert who said the shooter had to have been between 5-foot-2 and 5-foot-4 in . Required fields are marked *. The Judges overseeing this case are GOODMAN, ROSS, NOBLES, LINDA L, BERGOSH, GARY L and [ C ] NOBLES, LINDA L.. Allegedly, Cowan assaulted him physically and sexually while holding a blade to his neck, after he refused to talk to informant Joe Twilley, Jr. Childs then interrogated him a second time, and claimed he first confessed to the murders, but then denied them. One of those cases is that of Ricky Rimmer, who has filed motions for a new trial and evidentiary hearings after 47 years in prison, citing violations ofBrady v. Marylanddue to the prosecutions failure to disclose the extensive criminal histories of the chief Detroit police officers in his case. That evidence would have saved Searcy fromspending 17 years in prison for the Sept. 6, 2004 murder of Jamal Segars outside the Detroit City Airport, a crime he did not commit. So his appeals there were denied as well. Detroit Man Charged with Soliciting Money from Businesses Under False Pretenses. Please upload a copy of your appointment form. NOTORIOUS FOR BIGOTRY, THELONIOUS SEARCY: ITS OVER!FREE! CHARGES DISMISSED, JUDGE BLASTS WAYNE CO. Genl Oronde Patterson argued the case most recently against Searcy, but to no avail. Searcy said he went straight from the hearing and got the tether removed, which has restricted his employment and other opportunities. Former Detroit police homicide chief William Rice, now on Giglio-Brady list. In Wards case, Collins was the Officer-in-Charge. If you want to be published on VOD, please submit your articles, etc. Detroit Couple Charged in Homicide of Five-Year-Old Son andNon-Fatal Abuse of Three-Year-Old Son 2) Martha G. Scott (Dist. AP Patrick Muscat (r) led prosecution of exonerees (l to r) Kenneth Nixon, Davontae Sanford, and now newly-exonerated Thelonious Searcy. RALLY THURSDAY MAR. GEORGE RIDER IN MACOMB CO. COURT JAN. 31; APPEALS COURT REMANDED RE: PHONE SEIZURE, EULA MAE POWELL IN COURT TO REMOVE GUARDIANSHIP, RESTORE VISITS; G/SHIP ABUSE AWARENESS DAY FEB. 1, MUMIA ABU-JAMAL: JUDGE ORDERS PHILLY DA TO RELEASE ALL FILES; PEOPLE DEMAND RELEASE/NEW TRIAL, MICHIGAN INNOCENCE CLINIC SECURES 36TH EXONERATION KELVIN NOLEN, WRONGFULLY CONVICTED: TERRY LAMONT WILSON RECOUNTS SELF-DEFENSE CLAIM; JURY TRIAL FEB. 7, KENSU TO GOV. But Worthy did not explain why her office took Atkins to trial in 2005 based solely on hearsay testimony, or why it failed to investigate other suspects in the case at the time before sending him to prison for the next 17 years. There was a problem saving your notification. The forfeiture case was settled recently, allowing the Saginaw man to keep $185,000 while the remaining $47,000 will go to the Detroit Metro Airport Police Department. for the U.S. District Court of Western Michigan. Ongoing costs include quarterly web charges of $460.00, P.O. On 04/11/2008 STATE OF FLORIDA filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against RUTHERFORD, ANTHONY WAYNE. A day after defense attorneys rested their case in Alex Murdaugh's weekslong double murder trial, prosecutors on Tuesday intend to call a handful of rebuttal witnesses before the jury visits Murdaugh's sprawling South Carolina estate where his wife and son were shot to death in 2021.. UNDER FIRE FOR DENIAL OF KIDNAPPINGS, RAPES AND MURDERS OF BLACK WOMEN, THELONIOUS SEARCY: ITS OVER!FREE! CHARGES DISMISSED, JUDGE BLASTS WAYNE CO. On Nov. 8, McAlexander, now 70, was voted in as Allen County prosecutor, succeeding Karen Richards, who he served as chief deputy - second-in-command - for all 20 years she held the office. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Shane Robert Shelton, 27, and Valeria Lynn Hamilton, 27, both of Detroit, in connection with the homicide of their five-year-old son, Ethan Belcher, and the non-fatal child abuse of their three-year-old son. No potential jury trial date has yet been set. WITNESS AFTER HE RECANTED AT TRIAL | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, EXPOSED!! http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Agacinski-snitches-memo.pdf. PROSECUTOR, STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM & CLEMENCY PUSH FOR MICHIGAN LIFERS LEFT BEHIND, AT FLINT VEHICLE CITY, MICH. LIFER TERRY WILSON STILL FIGHTS FOR JUSTICE, BATTLING RACISM IN MACOMB CO./ RE-TRIAL FEB. 2023, DONATE NOW!! Suppressed forensics evidence he found in that file was key in overturning his conviction. Detroit Wayne County law enforcement officials have launched an initiative to adjudicate more than 2,000 concealed weapons defendants as part of a larger effort to clear a docket of cases. On December 5th, 2001, the King County Prosecuting Attorney charged Ridgway with four counts of Aggravated Murder in the First Degree for the murders of Carol Christensen, Marcia Chapman, Opal Mills, and Cynthia Hinds (Maleng 8). Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged James Adam Baird, 43, of Plymouth, in connection with the sexual assaults of a 10-year-old Garden City girl, a 13-year-old Westland girl, an 11-year-old Dearborn girl, and a 15-year-old Wayne girl. She has been in office since 2004. Efforts were made to resolve this matter before it was sent to us for a charge consideration. The appeal is currently under consideration by the Michigan Supreme Court. Please try again later. SAYS IN FINAL HEARING | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, JUDGE KENNY STRIKES DOWN THELONIOUS SEARCY BID FOR FREEDOM ON ACTUAL INNOCENCE OF 2004 MURDER | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, SUPREME CT. Honorable Patricia Perez Fresard Chief Judge Honorable Leslie Kim Smith Chief Judge Pro Tem Wayne County prosecutors said CIU investigations have exonerated 14 of the 34 inmates who've been released after CIU investigations since the unit was formed in 2018. WHITMER: XMAS PLEA FOR FREEDOM, DELIVERANCE, AND LIFE FOR MICHIGAN PRISONERS, MERRY XMAS! Your email address will not be published. PRISONERS, THELONIOUS SEARCY ON NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EXONERATIONS AFTER 19 YR. BATTLE FOR FREEDOM, MICHIGAN LIFER BURT R. LANCASTER EMERGES AS ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST, WAITING FOR SENTENCE RELIEF, LIFE-LONG ACTIVIST EULA POWELL, 85, HELD IN NURSING HOME, GUARDIAN TOOK HER ID, BANK CARD, CAR, ASSETS, APPEALS CT. SAYS COPS HAD NO WARRANT FOR GEORGE RIDERS PHONE; MACOMB CO. COURT HEARING OCT. 26, KANSAS CITY POLICE DEPT. Juvenile Charged in Fatal Shooting of Detroit Teen. In 2016, Searcy filed apro se motion for a new trial with assistance from a jail-house lawyer friend. 5 | P a g e prosecution must reveal. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Billie T. Hill, 32, of Detroit, in connection with the assault of Detroit police officers. VOICE OF DETROIT: The city's independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, SUPPORTERS MOBILIZE FOR RACIAL ATTACK VICTIM TRACY DOUGLAS, SAY MONROE, MICH. The investigator also reported that Allen said, The police would also supply police witnesses with the discovery packets and allow them to read up on the case so that eventually testimony would match the governments allegations.. 9) County Prosecutors, Detroit police officers by name. Felony Division. Because of the policy and/or custom of the WCPO obtaining false statements and false testimony for use against criminal defendants, the lawsuit alleges that the APs were likely aware that these witnesses were indeed giving false statements and testimony. His convictions were based upon the [hearsay] testimony of his ex-girlfriend, her brother, and her brothers girlfriend, Worthy explained . Organized discovery and summarized lengthy depositions. PATRICK MUSCAT IN ATTY. Privacy Statement, Legal Notices and Terms of Use. Police are investigating whether Rutledge was killed because he knew too much or was connected to a March 12 slaying in Detroit, the Free Press reported. Would you like to search our entire website for ". 1:34 Detroit A company that transports inmates and witnesses for the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office has waited nearly a year to get paid for about $26,000 in work done in April and May of. As exoneree Lacino Hamilton infers in the comment at the beginning of this story, true justice for Ward and Smith, along with likely thousands of people from Wayne County who are wasting their lives away in MDOC prisons, will not come until the corrupt systems in the Wayne County Prosecutors Office and the Detroit Police Department are torn down and re-created for the benefit of the people. California v. Trombetta, 467 U.S. 479, 485 (1984).The disclosure obligation under Brady includes evidence that could be used to impeach the credibility of a witness. 2) Martha G. Scott (Dist. Prosecutor Kym Worthy in July said she planned quarterly public releases of the "Giglio list" of officers who have been found to be untruthful, either in court or after internal investigations.. This article discusses in some detail the Courts opinions in Buckley and Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409 (1976) and briefly covers the Courts opinions in other related cases.. He and Darrell Ewing, as leaders of Operation Liberation, organized the event, which drew hundreds who filled the streets outside the Frank Murphy Courthouse in downtown Detroit, https://www.facebook.com/1302219946/videos/622812139537620, Its overFREE19its over! Thelonious Shawn Searcy, Dismissal of the charges is appropriate given the severe and deliberate violations of the defendants due process rights.Judge Thomas Hathaway, Dismissal is WITH PREJUDICE, meaning charges cannot be brought back, Judges cites suppression of evidence: .40 caliber bullets in victims body, not .45s; store videotape likely showing the actual killer, and the criminal record of key prosecution witness, Atty. Related Public Records Searches 7) David Knezek (Dist. Based on his testimony, the COA denied the defendants claim that the Prosecutor had not exercised due diligence in finding the witness. (Contact editor for details on other ways to send funds, at 313-825-6126 ordiane_bukowski@hotmail.com. Contact Information 36 D Exams (313) 224-8869 30th, 31st, 32A, 32B (313) 967-6823 Out-County Districts not listed above (313) 203-7710 All other inquiries wcpodiscovery@waynecounty.com Case Information Strong told Smothers thatwhile he could not bring back the lives of those he killed, he could help others Continue reading, FALSE DETROIT CONVICTION: VINCENT SMOTHERS SAYS HE, NOT THELONIOUS SEARCY, KILLED JAMAL SEGARS IN 2004 | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, SEARCY WINS EVIDENTIARY HEARING; SMOTHERS EXPECTED TO TESTIFY HE WAS THE KILLER IN 2004 CASE | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, RALLY TO FREE DETROITS WRONGFULLY CONVICTED, OUST KYM WORTHY SAT. In Wayne County, which handles almost two-thirds of the state's 60,000 felony cases and has 160 prosecutors on staff, a field of six Democrats are vying to replace outgoing Chief Prosecutor John . Not only was he vindicated, but the illustrious Judge Thomas Hathaway issued an opinion that slammed the Wayne County Prosecutors Office for the injustice and grave misconduct that took place in his caseknowingly entombing evidence of innocence from the gate. Afterwards, DPD officers placed Ward in a cell on the 9th floor of headquarters at 1300 Beaubien. It then alleges that Edward Chico Allen, housed in the DPD lock-up, was recruited to falsely testify that Smith had confessed to him. Mary Owens attached to his habeascorpusappeal. My motivation was getting back to my family. ; CLAIMS DPD, PROS. The issue is addressed more broadly by the USDOJ Office of Justice Programs: PROSECUTORIAL IMMUNITY NO LONGER ABSOLUTE | Office of Justice Programs (ojp.gov), The U.S. Supreme Courts decision in Buckley v. Fitzsimmons, 113 S.Ct. The defendant and the 22-year-old victim have a child in common. Counsel re: second fatality at the scene never investigated By Diane Continue reading, UPDATE: NEXT HEARING DATE MON. Gordon told the court that AP Thomas Beadle also supported relief for Twilley. NOTORIOUS FOR BIGOTRY, http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/COA-Thelonious-Searcy-20210211_C349169_62_349169.OPN-3-bullet-evidence-highlighted-2.pdf, http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/TS-motion-for-new-trial-7-22-16.compressed-2.pdf, MICH. SUPREME COURT NIXES WORTHYS APPEAL OF STRONG COA RULING IN THELONIOUS SEARCY CASE, THELONIOUS SEARCY TARGETS WAYNE CO. PROS. Prosecutors on Tuesday planned to call up to seven further witnesses to rebut parts of Alex Murdaugh's defense in his murder trial, according to attorneys in court. The discoveries will be faxed or delivered electronically to the defense attorney, so please verify that the information supplied is correct. Ward said he never confessed to the murders. The Wayne County prosecutor's office also said it plans to ask the judge at a hearing Thursday to release Kenneth Nixon, 34, from prison. Wayne County Click here to visit the Wayne County Circuit Clerk website. The media report the NRE referred to, an articlein the Detroit Free Press, was published June 7, 2005, three days after the murder. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged a 15-year-old juvenile male, of Detroit, in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy, also of Detroit. Resident Circuit Judge Michael Molt Office Location Wayne County Courthouse 301 E Main Street, Suite 203 Fairfield, IL 62837 Phone: 618.847.8801 Fax: 618.842.2556 Circuit Clerk Pamela Southerd Office Location Wayne County Courthouse 301 E Main Street, Suite 204 MICH. LIFER RICKY RIMMER CITES RACIST, VIOLENT HISTORY OF DPD COPS HAIDYS, HARRIS IN MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, **********************************************************************************. Former Wayne County Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Over $1.7 Million In County Funds. This . After luring Jeff Rignall into his car with an offer to smoke marijuana, Gacy subdues the 26-year-old with a chloroform-soaked rag, tortures and rapes him at his home, and then dumps him out in a park. Its overFREE19its over! Searcy exulted on Facebook Live as he and Dezsi left court today. Photo: VOD. Help keep us afloat by chipping in so stories on this Prison Nation and Police State, and related matters, coming! Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Suggest Edit Address 1441 Saint Antoine Street Detroit , Michigan , 48226 Phone 313-224-5777 Fax 313-224-0974 Map of Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney View map of Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, and get driving directions from your location. [W]hether the nondisclosure was a result of negligence or design, it is In 2019, Wilson was sued over the illegal eviction of a mother and daughter in Detroit. KEEP VOD STORIES UP!! An investigation showed that, among other things, Nixon . Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Bradley Doss Thurman, 19, of Detroit, in connection with the carjacking and fatal shooting of Tracie Golden, 53, also of Detroit. Searcy fought his conviction from day one from his prison cells, researching every aspect of his case. MARCH 19, 9 AM; JUDGE KENNY | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, VINCENT SMOTHERS TAKES STAND TO EXONERATE THELONIOUS SEARCY IN 2004 DETROIT MURDER | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, SMOTHERS CO-DEFENDANT MARZELL BLACK BACKS CONFESSION TO SEGARS MURDER, AT SEARCY HEARING | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, TESTIMONY AT 2 MARCH HEARINGS SHOWED SEARCY LIKELY INNOCENT; NEXT HEARING DELAYED TO MAY 9 | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, FAVORABLE SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE SURFACES AT SEARCY HEARING ON INNOCENCE CLAIM | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, TRIAL EVIDENCE VS. THELONIOUS SEARCY IN 2004 CITY AIRPORT MURDER DISCREDITED AT MAY 15 HEARING | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, PROSECUTORS, COPS, TECHS LIED, FALSIFIED EVIDENCE VS. THELONIOUS SEARCY, ATTY. Judge Thomas Hathaways complete order granting Thelonious Searcy Motion to Dismiss, Oct. 3, 2022:http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Thelonious-Searcy-Order-Gg-Defs-Mtn-to-Dismiss-10.3.20223311-2.pdf, Michigan Court of Appeals order vacating Searcy conviction, 10/21/21 http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/COA-Thelonious-Searcy-20210211_C349169_62_349169.OPN-3-bullet-evidence-highlighted-2.pdf, Judge Timothy Kennys order denying Searcy motion for relief from judgment Dec. 3, 2018:http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Searcy-Thelonious-Opinion-Order-12-03-18-compressed-1.pdf, Searcyspro semotion for new trial, July 22, 2016 http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/TS-motion-for-new-trial-7-22-16.compressed-2.pdf, Stream Thelonious Skinnyman Searcy will not remain silent after wrongful conviction in 2005 by MDB | Listen online for free on SoundCloud. The complaint in Wards lawsuit includes allegations against Wayne County prosecutors/defendants Robert Agacinski, Nancy Westveld, and Janet Napp, and non-defendantAPsThomas Beadle, Rosemary Gordon, William Peterson, and James Heaphy. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. 17 TO FREE WRONGLY HELD PRISONERS; OPEN VISITS, COURTS, FILES | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, DETROIT: FAMILIES OF WRONGFULLY CONVICTED TELL PROS. Prosecutor Robert J. Donaldson, and DPD officers Monica Childs, Gene Karvonen, Roger Mueller, Walter Love, and John Dembinski. JAIL DETAINEES SUE TOP COPS FOR DENYING SPEEDY TRIALS, OPEN COURTS, FAMILY VISITS, RECREATION, LIFER TERRY WILSON FACES NEW TRIAL IN HISTORICALLY RACIST MACOMB COUNTY; CHANGE OF VENUE NEEDED, All of Us Or None, prisoners and former prisoners, Mac Speaking: Leona McElvene YouTube site, SCG News: World News, Politics and Analysis. On 03/25/2008 STATE OF FLORIDA filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against RUTHERFORD, ANTHONY WAYNE. VODs editors and reporters, most of whom live on fixed incomes or are incarcerated, are not paid for their work. IPAC Contact Info. Is anyone investigating how these cases went so wrong? asks Channel 7 as Dennis Atkins becomes the 31st Wayne County Exoneree since 2018, after conviction in 2005 based solely on hearsay testimony, Exonerees Ramon Ward, Larry Smith file federal lawsuits targetingWayne County, multiple Asst. document.write( new Date().getFullYear() ); Wayne County, Michigan, All Rights Reserved. Both spoke at a mass Wrongful Conviction rally outside the Frank Murphy Hall June 4, 2021. See full lawsuit athttp://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Larry-Smith-COM-Amended-Federal-Complaint-012722.pdf. VOD discovered that motion in his court file in 2017, and has covered his story since. I've never seen a . Inside Wayne County News & Resources Contact Us Contact Us Request an Appearance Form Commission Home Commissioners Tim Killeen (Dist. According to court records, Collins also testified on behalf of informant Joe Twilley, Jr. during a secret motion for relief from judgment re-sentencing hearing July 27, 1994 in front of Recorders Court Judge John Shamo. . Ernest Wilson, Exoneree Mubarez Ahmed. Attorney Dezsi was appointed to the case for that hearing, and has represented Searcy in years of hearings, evidentiary hearings, and multiple appeals since, as he told VOD. See full transcript at:http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Dale-Collins-Snitch-Twiley.Resentencing.pdf, Full lawsuit at http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Ramon-Ward2-COM-Federal-Complaint-112421.pdf. Judge Timothy Kenny, now Chief Judge of the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court, presided over Searcy's trial and an evidentiary hearing in 2018. . Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Jermayne Dale Fields, 47, of Detroit, in connection with the fatal shooting of Anthony Tyner, 65, also of Detroit. 2002, p. 1). Angela Wypasek - Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Angela Wypasek joined the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Felony Division in 2018. Reeds faulty work and other factors led to the shut-down of the entire City of Detroit crime lab in 2008. The four defendant APs argued the case against Ward at trial and during multiple pre-trial and post-conviction hearings including four times at the Michigan Court of Appeals, twice at the Michigan Supreme Court, and three times during motions for relief from judgment (MFRJ) hearings. 5) Monique Baker McCormick (Dist. Comment moderation is enabled. The horrific discovery of . Rignall, who accepts $3,000 to settle the legal charges, goes on to recount the experience in his . Judge Timothy Kenny, now Chief Judge of the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court, presided over Searcys trial and an evidentiary hearing in 2018. 9) On June 10, 2021, Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Keith Damon Appling, 31, of Detroit, in connection with the fatal shooting of Clyde Edmonds, 66, also of Detroit. If you want to be published on VOD, please submit your articles, etc. "There is a stranglehold on. Wayne County prosecutor releases list of 74 police officers accused of dishonesty According to Kym Worthy's office, police agencies in the county were asked for a list of current and former. Read it on VODs download of the article at: Your email address will not be published. The defendant and Mr. Edmonds are related. 1) Jonathan C. Kinloch (Dist. 4) Irma Clark-Coleman (Dist. Accordingly, this Court GRANTS defendants Motion to Dismiss.. 8) Terry Marecki (Dist. However, they cited multiple still photographs from the videotape provided as part of discovery earlier. Exposed in the glare of the searchlight these lawsuits have provided, the official actions may include perjury, suborning perjury, obstruction of justice, and numerous other crimes. The first rebuttal witness was Ronnie Crosby, an attorney who worked with Murdaugh and testified for the prosecution three weeks ago . They include Thomas Beadle, Rosemary Gordon, William Peterson, and James Heaphy. Subscribe to receive breaking news, daily headlines, latest forecast, local sports and more with ABC12 News email alerts. Voice of Detroit is apro bononewspaper, now devoting itself entirely to stories related to our PRISON NATION and POLICE STATE. The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office released a brief statement on the case, saying the claimant reached an amicable agreement resolving all legal and equitable disputes in this matter.. Call 313-825-6126 to alert us. 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