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. 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, **********************************************************************************. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Billie T. Hill, 32, of Detroit, in connection with the assault of Detroit police officers. 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. GRIEVANCE COMMISSION COMPLAINT, JUDGE KENNY STRIKES DOWN THELONIOUS SEARCY BID FOR FREEDOM ON ACTUAL INNOCENCE OF 2004 MURDER, PROSECUTORS, COPS, TECHS LIED, FALSIFIED EVIDENCE VS. THELONIOUS SEARCY, ATTY. MARCH 19, 9 AM; JUDGE KENNY. He reported that Edward Allen told a private investigator that Detroit police filed over 100 murder cases as a result of such testimony. 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 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.. 5) Monique Baker McCormick (Dist. Saginaw man gets back most of $232,000 seized after flight to Detroit, Deadly car crash in Flint Township claims the life of Flushing man, Tracking down owner of forgotten excavator, Department of Health and Human Services approves Medicaid expansion for Flint, Here's when McDonald's is bringing back the Shamrock Shake, Flint City administrator, CFO: $30 million for water bills not nearly enough, Plans on hold for new Chipotle in Grand Blanc. Jarrett Adams(l), John Smietanka(r) filed lawsuit for Ramon Ward; Adams is himself an exoneree; Smietanka has 46 years of experience including as U.S. Atty. 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. As Judge Hathaway concluded, the price to be paid for this failure falls on the prosecution.. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Antoine Clements, 41, of Detroit, in connection with the robbery of a Dollar Tree. E-205 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Telephone: 317-232-1836 Fax: 317-233-3599 I couldn't find any services based on what you entered. ABOVE: Thelonious Shawn Searcy addressed a mass rally against wrongful convictions in Wayne County June 4, 2021, speaking from home on tether. The defendant and the 22-year-old victim have a child in common. 7) David Knezek (Dist. 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. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. IPAC Contact Info. He studied law during the 10 years he served, filed multiple appeals, and was finally exonerated with the assistance of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Jermayne Dale Fields, 47, of Detroit, in connection with the fatal shooting of Anthony Tyner, 65, also of Detroit. The defendant and Mr. Edmonds are related. My faith in God empowered me to fight for my return. 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. 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. The Felony Division is responsible for the prosecution of all serious adult offenders in the Wayne County Common Pleas Court. Prosecutor Robert J. Donaldson, and DPD officers Monica Childs, Gene Karvonen, Roger Mueller, Walter Love, and John Dembinski. 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. Collins told the court that Twilley had helped obtain convictions in 20 homicide cases. 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. FRAME-UP, STOP TELLING BLACK PEOPLE NOT TO RIOT OVER THE STATE-SANCTIONED LYNCHING OF TYRE NICHOLSKCD, A LEGAL LYNCHING? Regarding the forensics evidence, Judge Hathaway said, At the time of the trial, the prosecutions forensic examiners were aware of the bullet caliber type removed from the victims body and that it did not match the handgun offered at trial. The Judges overseeing this case are NOBLES, LINDA L and BELL, FRANK L. The case status is Disposed - Other Disposed. darrin lapine, plaintiff, v. city of detroit, county of wayne, wayne county prosecutor office, dr. huq, dr. myles, dr. Both spoke at a mass Wrongful Conviction rally outside the Frank Murphy Hall June 4, 2021. 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.. To read numerous VOD stories on other cases mentioned in this article, including those of Davontae Sanford, Kenneth Nixon, and Darrell Ewing, put the individuals names in the search box at the top of the page. He discovered new evidence in the middle of an evidentiary hearing erasing any doubt that Searcy was wrongfully convicted. 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. WHITMER: XMAS PLEA FOR FREEDOM, DELIVERANCE, AND LIFE FOR MICHIGAN PRISONERS, MERRY XMAS! It is proceeding in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in front of U.S. District Court Judge David Lawson, with Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for Jan. 20, 2023,Final Pretrial Conference set for August 30, 2023, and Jury Trial for Sept. 12, 2023. 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. 7) David Knezek (Dist. 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. Ewing has filed an interlocutory appeal of 3rd Circuit Court Judge Darnella Williams-Claybornes denial of his request to dismiss their case due to continuingBrady continuingviolations going back to his original trial in 2004. 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. document.write( new Date().getFullYear() ); Wayne County, Michigan, All Rights Reserved. Wayne County Prosecutors office May 2007 - Aug 2007 4 months Participated in all aspects of litigation including: bond motions, interview witnesses, conducted multipal bench trials on the . for the U.S. District Court of Western Michigan. Larry Smith with his mother Debra Smith. See:http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Dennis-Atkins-COA- 20070510_C268461_46_268461.OPN_.pdf, (L to r) Exoneree Marvin Cotton, DPD Sgt. 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. Judge Hathaway granted his release to home confinement in 2021 against strenuous objections by the prosecutor. Atkins was convicted at age 22 of the murder of Billie Rutledge, on June 4, 2005 on Omira Street on Detroits east-side. Indeed, [eyewitnesses] Edmonson and Holmes told Officer Zwicker that they saw the shooter run into the corner store. 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," . Call 313-825-6126 to alert us. Most of the cases of Wayne Countys 32 exonerees to date have involved only dismissals WITHOUT prejudice, leading some to speculate that possible reinstatements of their original charges have been held over their heads since. CHICAGO, BALTIMORE HAVE RELEASED 100S, VOD MOURNS DEATH OF DANIEL JONES, WARRIOR VS. LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR JUVENILES AND ALL U.S. A Court of Appeals opinion affirming Atkins conviction identified DPDs Sgt. At trial and at the MFRJs, they introduced prosecution witnesses, including the infamous jail-house snitches Joe Twilley and Oliver Cowan, took their falsified testimony, and defended them during cross-examination. 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. 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. The names of Dale Collins and Monica Childs appear in multiple cases of wrongful convictions. Your comment may take some time to appear. Adams is himself an exoneree who was wrongfully convicted at the age of 17, and sentenced to 28 years. The man faces no criminal charges in connection with the $232,000. 6) Alisha Bell (Dist. 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. Screenshot FB Live, DETROIT Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Thomas Hathaway today dismissed all charges against Thelonious Shawn Searcy in a stinging order which repeatedly cited the prosecution for allowing blatant lies to stand.. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Michael McCombs, 62, of Detroit, in connection with fraudulently obtaining funds from businesses. Undercover detectives posing online as 13 year olds and, in one case, a woman with 10-year-old and 12-year-old daughters, made profiles and posted advertisements on several websites late last week . CHICAGO, BALTIMORE HAVE RELEASED 100S, VOD MOURNS DEATH OF DANIEL JONES, WARRIOR VS. LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR JUVENILES AND ALL U.S. Feb. 24, 2023 Updated 1:41 PM PT. . The prisoners have served . My motivation was getting back to my family. Thompson v. Clark :: 596 U.S. ___ (2022) :: Justia US Supreme Court Center. FRAME-UP, STOP TELLING BLACK PEOPLE NOT TO RIOT OVER THE STATE-SANCTIONED LYNCHING OF TYRE NICHOLSKCD, A LEGAL LYNCHING? Patrick Muscat, the Assistant Prosecutor at Searcys trial, also led the prosecutions of Wayne County exonerees Davontae Sanford and Kenneth Nixon. His grandmother Edna Richardson filed a Freedom of Information Act request for him which led to the procurement of his homicide file. IS EXONERATION NEAR FOR THELONIOUS SEARCY, SERVING LIFE FOR MURDER VINCENT SMOTHERS CONFESSED TO? It then alleges that Edward Chico Allen, housed in the DPD lock-up, was recruited to falsely testify that Smith had confessed to him. KEEP VOD STORIES UP!! Wrote motions, briefs, complaints and attached corresponding evidence for filings. document.write( new Date().getFullYear() ); Wayne County, Michigan, All Rights Reserved. Suppressed forensics evidence he found in that file was key in overturning his conviction. 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. box fee of $180/yr. In a press conference today, they called for Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy to dismiss CCW-only charges currently pending. As Officer in Charge (OIC) in the Ahmed case, he blatantly coerced a witness during a line-up, showing her Ahmeds photo before the event and directing her to pick him out, along with other transgressions. and other costs including utility and internet bills, costs for research including court records and internet fees, office supplies, gas, etc. UP TO 800 WAYNE COUNTY JAIL DETAINEES FREEZING IN BITTER COLD, NO EXTRA BLANKETS, NO VISITS, VALLEY GIRLS: TAMERRA WASHINGTON, AT WOMENS HURON VALLEY CF, JOINS VOD AS REPORTER/COLUMNIST, WHERE ARE MASS EXONERATIONS IN WAYNE CO. AND MICHIGAN? However, this Court disagrees as the Michigan Supreme Court rejected a diligence requirement as part of a Brady violation. Ask a question or tell the service assistant what you need! On 03/25/2008 STATE OF FLORIDA filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against RUTHERFORD, ANTHONY WAYNE. In a May, 2017 Detroit Metro Times article, journalist Ryan Felton exposed the rampant use of jailhouse informants (snitches) by DPD/WCPO. WHITMERS DENIAL OF CLEMENCY TO INNOCENT MICH. LIFER TEMUJIN KENSU | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, MICH. LIFERS VARGAS & MARCO JOHNSON FIGHT 30-YR. FRAME-UP; CITE INKSTER COP FROM 2 EXONEREES CASE | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, STOP NEW WAVE OF COVID-19 DUE TO DELTA VARIANT IN MICHIGAN PRISONSFREE EFREN PAREDES JR. | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, GLEN VARY FIGHTS 2004 FLINT MURDER CONVICTION INVOLVING POLICE MISCONDUCT, WITNESS COERCION | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, Your email address will not be published. Misdemeanor Diversion Program | Wayne County Prosecutor Misdemeanor Diversion Program The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office offers pre-charge diversion to eligible candidates who otherwise would be charged with misdemeanor offenses. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. Judge Thomas Hathaways complete order granting Thelonious Searcy Motion to Dismiss, Michigan Court of Appeals order vacating Searcy conviction, 10/21/21, Judge Timothy Kennys order denying Searcy motion for relief from judgment Dec. 3, 2018. On 06/17/2008 STATE OF FLORIDA filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against JAMES, DANNY WAYNE. 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. Call 313-825-6126 to alert us. 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. Former Teacher Charged in Multiple Child Sexual Assaults. 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. Significantly, neither are based in Wayne County or southeast Michigan. 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!! The lawsuit also describes complicit behavior by other APs not cited as defendants. There, the current U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3, uniting conservatives with the liberal minority, that: To demonstrate a favorable termination of criminal prosecution for purposes of a section 1983 Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution claim, a plaintiff need not show that the criminal prosecution ended with some affirmative indication of innocence but need only show that his prosecution ended without a conviction.Thompson v. Clark :: 596 U.S. ___ (2022) :: Justia US Supreme Court Center. 2) Martha G. Scott (Dist. You have permission to edit this article. Former Detroit police homicide chief William Rice, now on Giglio-Brady list. WITNESS AFTER HE RECANTED AT TRIAL | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, EXPOSED!! Standing is defense attorney Michael Dezsi, at far right, AP Timothy Chambers. 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). This Court concludes that the damage caused by the suppression and withholding of the exculpatory evidence cannot be cured, Judge Hathaway said. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. 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. UP TO 800 WAYNE COUNTY JAIL DETAINEES FREEZING IN BITTER COLD, NO EXTRA BLANKETS, NO VISITS, VALLEY GIRLS: TAMERRA WASHINGTON, AT WOMENS HURON VALLEY CF, JOINS VOD AS REPORTER/COLUMNIST, WHERE ARE MASS EXONERATIONS IN WAYNE CO. AND MICHIGAN? 4) Irma Clark-Coleman (Dist. 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.. Worthy was re-elected in 2020 after vigorous opposition from Attorney Victoria Burton-Harris, who garnered nearly 40 percent of the vote. DETROIT - The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office is dismissing all pending and . Wayne Co. Pros. I couldn't find any services based on what you entered. 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. UNDER FIRE FOR DENIAL OF KIDNAPPINGS, RAPES AND MURDERS OF BLACK WOMEN, SUPPORTERS MOBILIZE FOR RACIAL ATTACK VICTIM TRACY DOUGLAS, SAY MONROE, MICH. to diane_bukowski@hotmail.com. 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. Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council 302 W. Washington St., Rm. The money was seized in Detroit and placed with the Wayne County Asset Forfeiture Unit. Ongoing costs include quarterly web charges of $460.00, P.O. 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.. We are not paid; we publish the newspaper pro bono. 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. Ive never seen a copy of that video and Ive been told by Sgt. The Court did not mince words in describing the blatant lies, perjured testimony, and suppressed evidence that was known to the prosecution and investigating officers all of which was unknown to the defense at Searcys first trial. 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. Related Public Records Searches The lawsuit also alleges that faulty and negligent testing and preservation of evidence by the Detroit Crime Lab, which was shut down in 2008 because of those issues, resulted in false ballistics results in Smiths case, which were highlighted by AP Donaldson as key to his guilt during trial testimony. He was planning to catch a connecting flight to Houston, Texas. Inside Wayne County News & Resources Contact Us Contact Us Request an Appearance Form Commission Home Commissioners Tim Killeen (Dist. 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. The lawsuit says that, prior to charging Ward, Collins and P.O. Mainstream media coverage of Wayne Co. exonerations generally steers clear of naming prosecutors. 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 . GEORGE RIDER IN MACOMB CO. 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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. Worthy began her legal career in the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office in 1984, and in 1989 she became the . It's not illegal.". It said Judge Kenny abused his discretion by evaluating and disputing Smothers testimony himself, a matter that is reserved for a jury. The Third Judicial Circuit is the largest circuit court in Michigan, with 58 judges and three operating divisions. 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.. 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. I've never seen a . The Wayne County Prosecutor has released a list of uncredible officers who have had a history of misconduct in the past. 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. In general, felony offenses are crimes which carry a potential prison sentence of a year or more. An . Terry Camp anchors ABC12 News First at Four and ABC12 News at 5:30. A former Wayne County Roads Division employee pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal over $1.7 million in county funds, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced. There was a problem with your submission. Searcy said he went straight from the hearing and got the tether removed, which has restricted his employment and other opportunities. It is the only at-will post that Lucido can hire. Read More. 2002, p. 1). . Judge Hathaway listed these reasons for granting Searcys motion to dismiss in his order: This Court finds the following violations of defendants due process rights: (1) the prosecution was aware of Witchers criminal history on account of DPDs Hit List containing his infractions; (2) the prosecution intentionally violated defendants right under Brady by suppressing the forensic analysis of the bullet taken from the victims body which was not consistent with the gun offered at trial as belonging to defendant; (3) the prosecution suppressed the VHS tape; (4) the prosecution suppressed the criminal history and arrest record of the prosecutions key witness, DeAnthony Witcher., Judge Thomas Hathaway talks to Searcy after his ruling Oct. 2, 2022. The man's attorney, Joshua Nucian, confirmed the settlement, describing it as appropriate and adding "the man having that much cash while flying is the same as a gambler jetting off to Las Vegas. Thelonious Searcy with (l to r) daughter Shyra Searcy, wife Tyria Searcy, daughter Paige Braxton, This win is dedicated to God and my family, Searcy exulted in a Facebook post. 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. 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. Worthy says she was disgusted and horrified at the discovery, but . On 04/11/2008 STATE OF FLORIDA filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against RUTHERFORD, ANTHONY WAYNE. California v. 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