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. 'THE SECRET OF JOY IS RESISTANCE' Alice Walker. NOTORIOUS FOR BIGOTRY, THELONIOUS SEARCY: ITS OVER!FREE! CHARGES DISMISSED, JUDGE BLASTS WAYNE CO. 3) Cara Clemente (Dist. Still shot from NBCs interview with Kym Worthy Aug. 8, 2021. 4) Irma Clark-Coleman (Dist. Later, while that appeal was pending, Moran made a stunning discovery in dusty boxes at the sheriff's office: a 30-page file from the original investigation that had referred to an alternate. WHITMER: XMAS PLEA FOR FREEDOM, DELIVERANCE, AND LIFE FOR MICHIGAN PRISONERS, MERRY XMAS! If you want to be published on VOD, please submit your articles, etc. I wonder how many other innocent people are languishing in prison with a life sentence because they cant afford good attorneys and investigators, and there are not enoughpro bono [advocates] to go around.. According to state law, if a county prosecutor exits before their term expires, the political party they belong to votes for a . 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.. 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. Your comment may take some time to appear. [W]hether the nondisclosure was a result of negligence or design, it is WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. - There appears to be a major staff shortage at the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. The day after this story was posted, the Detroit News published: DETROIT FACES ONSLAUGHT OF LAWSUITS FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS which covers 17 exonerees wrongful conviction lawsuits vs. the City of Detroit. 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. Fresard, who is . WITNESS AFTER HE RECANTED AT TRIAL | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, EXPOSED!! Wayne County. 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. to diane_bukowski@hotmail.com. KEEP VOD STORIES UP!! ABOVE: Thelonious Shawn Searcy addressed a mass rally against wrongful convictions in Wayne County June 4, 2021, speaking from home on tether. .The Conviction Integrity Unit review of the case has revealed that Billie Rutledge was likely killed because he wasa potential witness in a homicide case. UNDER FIRE FOR DENIAL OF KIDNAPPINGS, RAPES AND MURDERS OF BLACK WOMEN, SUPPORTERS MOBILIZE FOR RACIAL ATTACK VICTIM TRACY DOUGLAS, SAY MONROE, MICH. The Judges overseeing this case are GOODMAN, ROSS, NOBLES, LINDA L, BERGOSH, GARY L and [ C ] NOBLES, LINDA L.. He now runs law offices in Milwaukee, Chicago and New York. Searcy fought his conviction from day one from his prison cells, researching every aspect of his case. "The vast majority of the CCW arrests are involving legal guns,. Judge Hathaway said the two forensics technicians who examined the bullets in the case, David Pauch and Kevin Reed, had been involved in other cases of wrongful convictions. Law enforcement officials in Saginaw County and in Detroit suspected the money was being used for drug trafficking. He was planning to catch a connecting flight to Houston, Texas. 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.. Your comment may take some time to appear. Before Atkins conviction, Wilson played major roles in the wrongful convictions of exonerees Mubarez Ahmed and Marvin Cotton in separate cases in 2001. 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. The defendant and the 22-year-old victim have a child in common. They include Thomas Beadle, Rosemary Gordon, William Peterson, and James Heaphy. The horrific discovery of . Read it on VODs download of the article at:http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Detroit-faces-onslaught-of-lawsuits-for-wrongful-convictions.pdf, DONATE TO VODhttps://www.gofundme.com/donate-to-vod, DETROIT Is anyone investigating how these cases went so wrong? Channel 7 anchor Dave Lewallen asked Feb. 4, leading into a story on the 31st exoneration reported by Wayne Countys Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU), that of Dennis Atkins. 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. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy was headed to a big victory in her bid for a fifth term over a robust challenge from newcomer Victoria Burton-Harris. Authorities at MBS International Airport discovered the cash in May 2021, but allowed the man to continue on his flight to Detroit. Decision comes after Supreme Court ruled Gov. Detroitstwo major newspapers and all of its main TV outlets endorsed Kym Worthy for re-election in 202o, as did all Democratic politicians locally and state-wide. Read More. MAR. 2) Martha G. Scott (Dist. MOMMALOVE! CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF LOVIE MAE RIMMER FEB. 26-27, MOTHER OF RICKY RIMMER-BEY, LIFER CARL HUBBARDS ACTUAL INNOCENCE APPEAL AT U.S. 6TH CC AFTER 31 YRS. 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. Michael Dezsi did an amazing job on this case. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged a 16-year-old juvenile male, of Detroit in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy, also of Detroit. E-205 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Telephone: 317-232-1836 Fax: 317-233-3599 The Wayne County Commission today unanimously approved Executive Warren C. Evans' $1.67 billion 2021-2022 budget which provides for essential county services, including the creation of the. 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 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. Mary Owens attached to his habeascorpusappeal. On 10/31/2007 STATE OF FLORIDA filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against TAYLOR, TERRY WAYNE. In the Marvin Cotton case, he responded to the scene of the crime and participated in Cottons interrogation. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. But the complaint stated narcotic sniffing dogs indicated the packaging came up positive for illegal drugs. *********************************************************************************. He . opinion. In video, exoneree Larry Smith (l) and Searcys Continue reading, THELONIOUS SHAWN SEARCY WINS NEW TRIAL; MICH. APPEALS COURT CITES HITMANS CONFESSION, BALLISTICS | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, Searcys appeal of Judge Timothy Kennys Dec. 3, 2018 denial of his motion for a new trial based on actual innocence currently pending Grievance targets repeat offender AP Patrick Muscat, who also falsely prosecuted Davontae Sanford, later freed after nine Continue reading, Above is interview with Thelonious Skinnyman Searcy Dec. 7, 2018, about Judge Timothy Kennys ruling on his wrongful conviction in 2005 for the death of Jamal Segars. Due to the effects of COVID-19, defense attorneys must use this form to request discovery on their cases until further notice. Juvenile Charged in Fatal Shooting of Detroit Teen. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Torrion Hudson, 22, of Detroit, in connection with the domestic assault of his 22-year-old victim, and her 42-year-old mother, also of Detroit. The Judges overseeing this case are NOBLES, LINDA L and BELL, FRANK L. The case status is Disposed - Other Disposed. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Billie T. Hill, 32, of Detroit, in connection with the assault of Detroit police officers. 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. Police seized a videotape from this store at Conner and Whithorn, directly adjacent to Jamal Segars shooting scene on Conner. The lawsuit notes that Smith turned himself in at DPD Headquarters on 1300 Beaubien, after learning police were looking for him as they investigated the murder of Kenneth Hayes, 20, onMarch 24, 1994. If Aaron Hernandez's case was tried in the inquisitorial system, the process of acquiring information for the dossier, which is the backbone for the case, would have "everything to do with the investigation [and it is] recorded there and it is the basis for any committal, trial, appeal". A state Court of Appeals panel ruled that AP Muscat and trial judge Kenny deliberately diverted the jurys attention away from those .40 caliber bullets, which were not consistent with the .45 caliber gun that the prosecution claimed was the murder weapon. Siringas, a longtime assistant prosecutor at the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office who put away killers and rapists and also handled the historic perjury case of former Detroit Mayor Kwame. The man told investigators he made the money in real estate and as a promoter of rap groups. Defendant Countys policy and/or custom of the WCPO obtaining false statements and false testimony for use against criminal defendants may continue to this day., The day after this story was posted, the Detroit News published: DETROIT FACES ONSLAUGHT OF LAWSUITS FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS which covers 17 exonerees wrongful conviction lawsuits vs. the City of Detroit. There was a problem when sending your message. 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. The state plans to call four or five witnesses to testify on issues raised by the defense, and hopes to finish . However, this Court disagrees as the Michigan Supreme Court rejected a diligence requirement as part of a Brady violation. ), **********************************************************************************, UNLAWFUL, UNJUST! Wayne Bertram Williams was born on May 27, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia. 1) Jonathan C. Kinloch (Dist. AP Patrick Muscat (r) led prosecution of exonerees (l to r) Kenneth Nixon, Davontae Sanford, and now newly-exonerated Thelonious Searcy. 'THE SECRET OF JOY IS RESISTANCE' Alice Walker. In 2016, Searcy filed apro se motion for a new trial with assistance from a jail-house lawyer friend. However, they cited multiple still photographs from the videotape provided as part of discovery earlier. JAN. 24 | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, MICHAEL HICKS, WRONGLY CONVICTED OF 1993 BATTLE CREEK MURDER, USING SNITCH, FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, JUDGE DENIES BRADY MOTIONS ON KILLERS CONFESSION AT EWING-SEARCY HEARING, MAY RECONSIDER MARCH 9 | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, JUVENILE LIFER/ACTIVIST EFREN PAREDES, JR. FIGHTS TO OVERTURN SEPT. 10 RE-SENTENCING TO DEATH IN PRISON | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, END MICHIGANS SECRET DEATH ROWHUNDREDS DEMAND END TO LWOP, OTHER REFORMS AT STATE CAPITOL | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, WRONGFULLY CONVICTED AND UNLAWFULLY IMPRISONED: MICHIGAN RANKS 2ND IN U.S. WITH EXONERATIONS | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, AIYANA JONES DAD RE-SENTENCED TO 10-20 YRS; MEDIA FOCUSES ON VICTIMS, NOT MILITARIZATION OF POLICE | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, MICH. SUPREME COURT NIXES WORTHYS APPEAL OF STRONG COA RULING IN THELONIOUS SEARCY CASE | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, MICHIGAN LIFER RICKY RIMMER-BEY: CONVICTED DRUG DEALER COP JAMES HARRIS FRAMED ME FOR MURDER | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, TIME TO FREE CARL HUBBARD; AP GONZALES JAILED KEY PROS. Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Conviction Integrity Unit Frank Murphy Hall of Justice 1441 St Antoine, Detroit, MI 48226 When can a claim be filed? Many believe that prosecutors have absolute immunity, but the U.S. Supreme Court have substantially restricted that privilege through the years, most recently in Thompson v. Clark 596 U.S. (2022). FRAME-UP, STOP TELLING BLACK PEOPLE NOT TO RIOT OVER THE STATE-SANCTIONED LYNCHING OF TYRE NICHOLSKCD, A LEGAL LYNCHING? Former Detroit police homicide chief William Rice, now on Giglio-Brady list. He studied law during the 10 years he served, filed multiple appeals, and was finally exonerated with the assistance of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. 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. Ernest Wilson as the Officer who tried to find a key defense witness in the case, and claimed he was not able to do so. Privacy Statement, Legal Notices and Terms of Use. 26 9 AM; PREVIOUS DATE OF 3/23 POSTPONED By Diane Bukowski Former hitman takes stand on behalf of wrongfully convicted Searcy Offered only the possibility of more timeSmothers I really do believe hes going Continue reading, By Diane Bukowski March 13, 2018 Vincent Smothers repeatedly confessed on tape and in written affidavits to the murder for which Searcy has served 14 years Searcy has fought for exoneration during all those years, also based on police use Continue reading, In 2009, 36th District Court Judge Craig Strong sentenced Vincent Smothers to 50-100 years for eight of 12 murders he confessed to. It says the Prosecutor and police continued to house Allen at the lock-up rather than the Wayne County Jail, and plied him with food, alcohol, drugs, and the ability to go out to have sex. Reeds faulty work and other factors led to the shut-down of the entire City of Detroit crime lab in 2008. Patrick Muscat, the Assistant Prosecutor at Searcys trial, also led the prosecutions of Wayne County exonerees Davontae Sanford and Kenneth Nixon. It quoted DPD spokesman James Tates comment, Weve heard that [Rutledge] was involved in a previous crime with another individual that is known to us., Christine Kowal was the Assistant Prosecutor in the Atkins case. Required fields are marked *. He noted the defense had objected to qualifying Reed as an expert witness because he had no training in ballistics, but that AP Muscat had him testify at trial anyway, saying falsely that the bullets from Segars body were too deformed to analyze. I am happy for Thelonious, Lewis told VOD. Genl Oronde Patterson argued the case most recently against Searcy, but to no avail. PROSECUTORIAL IMMUNITY NO LONGER ABSOLUTE | Office of Justice Programs (ojp.gov), MOMMALOVE! CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF LOVIE MAE RIMMER FEB. 26-27, MOTHER OF RICKY RIMMER-BEY, LIFER CARL HUBBARDS ACTUAL INNOCENCE APPEAL AT U.S. 6TH CC AFTER 31 YRS. Required fields are marked *. But Hathaway said,To the contrary, the prosecution argues that defense counsel who had the autopsy report about the bullets, could have ascertained by process of elimination, that the .40 caliber bullets had to have come from the victims body. 5) Monique Baker McCormick (Dist. The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office knew in the mid-1990s, prior to Hamilton's conviction, that police used prisoners to obtain confessions, according to the lawsuit. Please review your entries for any missing required elements. Smothers said he killed Segars using a .4o caliber gun. Defendant argues and this Court agrees that there is nothing more exculpatory than this single piece of evidence which was suppressed from the defense and the jury.. Nearly a quarter of a million dollars was found in a Saginaw's man luggage at MBS International Airport. Photo: VOD. In video above, Searcy speaks from home at June 4 rally for the wrongfully convicted at Frank Murphy Hall in downtown Detroit, 0rganized by Operation Liberation, founded by Searcy and Darrell Ewing. The convictions of both men were based primarily on the testimony of so-called jail-house snitches.. Terry Camp anchors ABC12 News First at Four and ABC12 News at 5:30. The lawsuits, filed in Sept. and Nov. 2021, by Wayne County exonerees Ramon Ward and Larry Smith, name multiple assistant prosecutors and police officers the plaintiffs allege stole decades of their lives from them and their families. In People v. Chenault, 495 Mich 142, 152 (2014), our Supreme Court concluded that [w]e disagree with the prosecutions suggestion that the diligence requirement is consistent with the Brady doctrine generally. In the instant case, the prosecution is asking the Court to ignore binding precedent and impose a diligence requirement to reject defendants Brady argument. Suppressed forensics evidence he found in that file was key in overturning his conviction. Tm overjoyed for the victory my brother and the G.O.A.T. 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. 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. 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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. 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. Southfield Man Charged in Multiple Armed Robberies. Detroit Couple Charged in Homicide of Five-Year-Old Son andNon-Fatal Abuse of Three-Year-Old Son The Judges overseeing this case are NOBLES, LINDA L, BELL, FRANK L, KINSEY, JENNIE, [ D ] KINSEY, JENNIE and NICKINSON, E P III. PATRICK MUSCAT IN ATTY. He referred to the total of 19 years, including two on tether, that he spent in the custody of the Michigan Department of Corrections. Defendant argues that the VHS tapes that were confiscated are another reason why his case should be dismissed. The Wayne County executive's office has requested that the Wayne County Commission shift about $97,000 from the county's general fund to the clerk's office so it can "stand up a call center," . 7) David Knezek (Dist. However, the lawsuit alleges that on Feb. 16, 1995, Agacinski appeared for the Prosecutors Office at Ramon Wards sentencing hearing, where he stood silent as Ward, only 18 years old, was sentenced to death in prison, despite Agacinskis knowledge that the key evidence in the case was fabricated. Wayne Co. Pros. On 06/17/2008 STATE OF FLORIDA filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against JAMES, DANNY WAYNE. State Atty. Giving up when I knew I was wronged was something I just couldnt do.. Ive never seen a copy of that video and Ive been told by Sgt. On 03/25/2008 STATE OF FLORIDA filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against RUTHERFORD, ANTHONY WAYNE. 1) Jonathan C. Kinloch (Dist. JAIL PRISONERS, AND MURDERS BY POLICE, WAYNE CO. Read more. 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). The Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney's Office (WCPAO) will use its SAKI grant awards to address 11,304 previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs) dated 1984 to 2009. Wayne County Click here to visit the Wayne County Circuit Clerk website. (See video at head of story.). Judge Hathaways ruling on suppression of Brady materials in Searcys case is expected to be cited in an ongoing case involving Searcys brother Derrico Searcy and his co-defendant Darrell Ewing. Under no situation was I willing to lay down and surrender my life to a system that systematically targeted inner city minorities in poverty stricken communities for crimes that they knew the suspect may be innocent of. FB post. document.write( new Date().getFullYear() ); Wayne County, Michigan, All Rights Reserved. 0:00 3:28 Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged seven juveniles in recent days for making threats against schools or having a weapon in school. 2606 (1993), points to a growing recognition of the difficulty of maintaining absolute prosecutorial immunity when the system imprisons the wrong person for the wrong reason, i.e., when exculpatory evidence has been concealed or incriminating evidence has been fabricated. MARCH 19, 9 AM; JUDGE KENNY. Ask a question or tell the service assistant what you need! If you want to be published on VOD, please submit your articles, etc. Read it on VODs download of the article at: Your email address will not be published. It said Judge Kenny abused his discretion by evaluating and disputing Smothers testimony himself, a matter that is reserved for a jury. Please try again later. 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