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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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CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH! FREE DARRELL EWING, ALL OTHERS WRONGFULLY CONVICTED, UNJUSTLY SENTENCED

On JUNETEENTH, 2 MILLION STILL ENSLAVED FREE DARRELL EWING, DERRICO SEARCY Ewing’s pre-trial motions for bond, judicial notice of  tainted ID testimony at first trial  are now before Wayne Co. Judge Darnella Williams-Clayborne Motion for bond cites People v. Davis, … Continue reading

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ADVOCATES CONDEMN MICHIGAN AG’S DENIAL OF RELIEF FOR LIFER TEMUJIN KENSU, SAY CIU HAS BETRAYED ALL

Kensu’s defense attorney Imran Syed of the Michigan Innocence Clinic appears in several sections of the video above, as “Kensu’s attorney.” Michigan AG Dana Nessel’s Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) denied lifer Temujin Kensu’s application for exoneration May 17 Valerie Newman, … Continue reading

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VIDEO VISITS TO INMATES AT WAYNE COUNTY JAILS SHUT DOWN, ACCESS TO FAMILIES, COURTS CURTAILED

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY–WE’RE SHUTTING DOWN YOUR VISITS–Sheriff Prisoners’ constitutional right to access to the courts denied; law library already closed; Telmate tablets were being used for legal research Shutdown follows elimination of recreation time, in overcrowded conditions, with grossly inadequate … Continue reading

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TERANCE CALHOUN’S LONG-OVERDUE JUSTICE; DNA EVIDENCE CLEARED HIM JUNE 15, 2007

Early DNA results ruled out Calhoun as rape perpetrator in 2007 Court-appointed attorneys nevertheless advised him to plead guilty, waive appeal of right Conviction dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be reinstated DPD cop David Kane broke into hearing in … Continue reading

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LIFER ROGER CARLOS RAY FIGHTS CONVICTION OF 1987 MURDER; HEARING ON SUPPRESSED EVIDENCE JULY 7, 2022

In 1996, Atty. Sarah Hunter exposed DPD’s use of  “miscellaneous files” to hide exculpatory evidence In 2022, precedent brings new hope for Roger Carlos Ray, in prison since 1993–hearing on suppressed 1987 DPD files set for July 7, 2022 Court … Continue reading

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