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- GROUP WANTS DPD COP DEWAYNE JONES FIRED FOR 2018 BEATING OF DISTRESSED WOMAN SHELDY SMITH IN ER
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DONATE NOW!! KEEP VOD STORIES UP!! ON MICHIGAN DOC & WAYNE CO. JAIL PRISONERS, AND MURDERS BY POLICE
VOD must pay its quarterly web-host fee NOW! Or, it will fold and DISAPPEAR, taking 12 years of stories with it. DONATE TO VOD NOW! https://www.gofundme.com/VOD-readers-up CASH APP at 313-825-6126 $MDianeBukowski By Diane Bukowski September 5, 2022 DETROIT — The … Continue reading
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WAYNE CO. JAIL DETAINEES SUE TOP COPS FOR DENYING SPEEDY TRIALS, OPEN COURTS, FAMILY VISITS, RECREATION
Federal lawsuit by 11 detainees seeks class certification, appt. of attorney, jury trial, expedited handling re: detainees’ severe health conditions Detainees say one committed suicide Aug. 6, unable to endure “harsh conditions” for months and even years A ray of … Continue reading
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LIFER TERRY WILSON FACES NEW TRIAL IN HISTORICALLY RACIST MACOMB COUNTY; CHANGE OF VENUE NEEDED
The newscast above was published in 2021; Terry Lamont Wilson has now been in the Macomb County Jail for three years. Terry Wilson faces new trial in Macomb County this year after judge threw out 2014 conviction due to racist … Continue reading
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MICHAEL THOMPSON PROJECT FIGHTS FOR CLEMENCY FOR 11 MICHIGAN PRISONERS WHO HAVE SERVED 30-40-50 YRS.
Video above courtesy of Michael Thompson Clemency Project on Facebook MTCP FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM ON JUNETEENTH–Cresco Labs, Sponsor “State of Michigan is worst state in the country on sentencing” –Sheldon Neely, Mayor of Flint, uncle of Michael A. Thompson Featured … Continue reading
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MICH. LIFER RICKY RIMMER CITES RACIST, VIOLENT HISTORY OF DPD COPS HAIDYS, HARRIS IN MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
_____________________________________________________________ Ricky Rimmer’s motion for new trial/relief from judgment was filed Jan. 10, 2022 and is on the docket of 3rd CC Judge Christopher Blount DPD Sgts. Leo Haidys and James Harris were chief architects of Rimmer’s conviction for 1975 … Continue reading
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GROUP WANTS DPD COP DEWAYNE JONES FIRED FOR 2018 BEATING OF DISTRESSED WOMAN SHELDY SMITH IN ER
Detroit cop DeWayne B. Jones slugged Sheldy Smith, naked and in distress, 9 times in the ER at Detroit Receiving Hospital Aug. 1, 2018 Jury found Jones guilty of misdemeanor assault in 2019, but he won new trial set for … Continue reading
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MICH. SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN 1-MAN GRAND JURIES; UNCONSTITUTIONAL, ‘CAN’T CUT CORNERS’
PEOPLE v PEELER, v BAIRD, v LYON, 2022 Mich Lexis 1267. Download at peeler-op.pdf (michigan.gov) Judges CANNOT issue charges, MUST hold preliminary examinations “The Flint water crisis stands as one of this country’s greatest betrayals of citizens by their government,” but … Continue reading
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WRONGFULLY CONVICTED OF DRUG CRIMES, TRACY COWAN SERVED 20 YRS; NOW CONTINUES BATTLE TO SAVE OTHERS
Tracy Cowan’s wrongful imprisonment impelled her to study law and help other prisoners, especially young women Campaign led by Rick Wershe, state lawmakers led to Gov. Whitmer’s grant of clemency in Jan. 2022 VOD’s Ricardo Ferrell pays tribute to Cowan … Continue reading
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MICH. HIGH COURT GRANTED ROOSEVELT PETTIFORD’S APPEAL 2 YRS. AGO; NO ACTION FROM CIU AFTER 4 YRS.
Above: 2018 Rally vs. Wrongful Convictions of Pettiford, others. Prior to court hearings Aug. 3, 2018, families gathered outside the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit to protest wrongful convictions of loved ones including Roosevelt Pettiford. Afterwards, Pettiford received word … Continue reading
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MICH. LIFER NOSAKHARE ONUMONU WON NEW TRIAL BEFORE JUDGE TRACY GREEN DEC. 2021, FIGHT GOES ON
Judge Tracy E. Green granted Michigan lifer Nosakhare Onumonu’s motion for new trial Dec. 21, 2021, after his pro se presentation Through FOIA, Onumonu acquired substantial evidence favorable to defense that had been suppressed by DPD, prosecution Judge Green patiently … Continue reading
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