document.write( new Date().getFullYear() ); Wayne County, Michigan, All Rights Reserved. There was a problem when sending your message. 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. Intern. Gordon told the court that AP Thomas Beadle also supported relief for Twilley. Authorities at MBS International Airport discovered the cash in May 2021, but allowed the man to continue on his flight to Detroit. 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 motions are set for action in front of Third Judicial Circuit Judge Christopher Blount on Jan. 6. 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. (Contact editor for details on other ways to send funds, at 313-825-6126 ordiane_bukowski@hotmail.com. He described in great detail consistent with the physical evidence how he and a now-deceased partner caught Jamal Segars in the midst of a Black Party crowded with auto traffic held outside Detroit City Airport. Counsel re: second fatality at the scene never investigated By Diane Continue reading, UPDATE: NEXT HEARING DATE MON. The man from Saginaw also benefited from a change in Michigan's forfeiture law in 2019. Accordingly, this Court GRANTS defendants Motion to Dismiss.. The defendant and Mr. Edmonds are related. Searcy fought his conviction from day one from his prison cells, researching every aspect of his case. Mainstream media coverage of Wayne Co. exonerations generally steers clear of naming prosecutors. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. Photo: VOD. Wayne Co. Pros. E-205 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Telephone: 317-232-1836 Fax: 317-233-3599 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. Subscribe to receive breaking news, daily headlines, latest forecast, local sports and more with ABC12 News email alerts. 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. The names of Dale Collins and Monica Childs appear in multiple cases of wrongful convictions. March 21, 1978: Gacy attacks a man in his car. 1) Jonathan C. Kinloch (Dist. PATRICK MUSCAT IN ATTY. DETROIT - The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office is dismissing all pending and . DETROIT - Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is seeking victims of prisoners who will soon be paroled so they can be properly notified.. See a list of names below. Wards lawsuit is proceeding in front of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Judge Paul Borman, and currently is in the discovery process until Dec. 20, 2022, with final dispositive motions due by Feb. 28, 2023. The lawsuit says that, prior to charging Ward, Collins and P.O. 4) Irma Clark-Coleman (Dist. 9) Shawn Searcys grandmother Edna Richardson in early portrait. Worthy was re-elected in 2020 after vigorous opposition from Attorney Victoria Burton-Harris, who garnered nearly 40 percent of the vote. His grandmother Edna Richardson filed a Freedom of Information Act request for him which led to the procurement of his homicide file. There was a problem saving your notification. 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. 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. I've never seen a . GRANTS REHEARING TO THELONIOUS SEARCY: HITMAN CONFESSED; JUDGE, AP LIED TO JURY | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, MICHIGAN PRISONERS NEED COVID-19 VACCINES NOW, SAY ADVOCATES; A.M.A., OTHERS DEMAND 1st-TIER PRIORITY | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, APPEALS COURT TO HEAR SEARCY CASE FEB. 4: HITMAN CONFESSED TO MURDER, LIES TOLD ABOUT FATAL BULLETS | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, Your email address will not be published. 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. The dismissal is WITH PREJUDICE, meaning that the charges cannot be brought back. However, this Court disagrees as the Michigan Supreme Court rejected a diligence requirement as part of a Brady violation. Defendant Monica Childs interviewed him, and claimed in her progress notes that he told her witnesses could not identify him because he was wearing a hood. Smith denied he said that or any admission in the case. He said the prosecution had argued in their motion opposing the dismissal of charges that the defense could have discerned that the bullets involved were .40 calibers from the Medical Examiners report and claimed the defense had not exercised due diligence.. 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. No eyewitness or physical evidence linked Mr. Atkins to Mr. Rutledgesdeath. She reported Atkins passed a polygraph test arranged by the CIU in July, 2021. 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. The NRE further detailed a complex maze of killings surrounding Yousifs death, related to an insurance fraud scheme in which Yousif and his employees were allegedly involved. opinion. 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. 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. SAYS IN FINAL HEARING, TRIAL EVIDENCE VS. THELONIOUS SEARCY IN 2004 CITY AIRPORT MURDER DISCREDITED AT MAY 15 HEARING, VINCENT SMOTHERS TAKES STAND TO EXONERATE THELONIOUS SEARCY IN 2004 DETROIT MURDER, PACK COURT TO STOP WRONGFUL CONVICTION OF THELONIOUS SEARCY MON. Please upload a copy of your appointment form. KYM WORTHY, POLICE, JUDGESFREE THEM ALL | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, MICH. CANNABIS FREEDOM COALITION HELPED FREE MICHAEL THOMPSON, WORKING TO FREE MANY MORE | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, LIFER PAUL DAVIS: FRAMED BY DETROIT COPS, APA WHO SENT CHILDREN TO CPS, JAIL TO GET FALSE TESTIMONY | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, LIFER GARY BRAYBOY, FRAMED BY DETROIT SQUAD 7 COPS INVOLVED IN EXONEREE CASES, IN COURT MON. Atkins was convicted at age 22 of the murder of Billie Rutledge, on June 4, 2005 on Omira Street on Detroits east-side. Related Public Records Searches She helped him file FOIA. You have permission to edit this article. 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. William Rice testified earlier in another secret hearing for an informant, and effusively praised Collins as an honest police officer. RALLY THURSDAY MAR. The hearing resulted in a reduction of Twilleys sentence of 12-25 years to a few years, and resulted in Twilleys immediate release. Please review your entries for any missing required elements. Wayne County Click here to visit the Wayne County Circuit Clerk website. 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. 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. Keith Appling Enters Guilty Plea in Whitcomb Street Fatal Shooting. Wrote motions, briefs, complaints and attached corresponding evidence for filings. 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). 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. 2002, p. 1). 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!! ), **********************************************************************************, UNLAWFUL, UNJUST! Ask a question or tell the service assistant what you need! See:http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Dennis-Atkins-COA- 20070510_C268461_46_268461.OPN_.pdf, (L to r) Exoneree Marvin Cotton, DPD Sgt. 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.. 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. AP Rosemary Gordon represented the WCPO. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Fernando Darryl Ford, 30, of Southfield, in connection with the armed robbery of two dollar stores in Detroit. Torrion Hudson Charged in Domestic Violence Incident. In the Channel 7 story at the head of this article, Reporter Kimberley Craig says she called the U.S. Attorneys office, but was told they do not comment on whether investigations at their level have been opened. Judicial circuits consist of one to eight counties and are generally named for a geographical feature within the Circuit. 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. Indeed, [eyewitnesses] Edmonson and Holmes told Officer Zwicker that they saw the shooter run into the corner store. Call 313-825-6126 to alert us. 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. EMS techs were loading him on a stretcher into their vehicle, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a release. 4) Irma Clark-Coleman (Dist. UNDER FIRE FOR DENIAL OF KIDNAPPINGS, RAPES AND MURDERS OF BLACK WOMEN, SUPPORTERS MOBILIZE FOR RACIAL ATTACK VICTIM TRACY DOUGLAS, SAY MONROE, MICH. 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. Vincent Smothers, the self-acknowledged hit man who also admitted the murders of the four victims in the Davontae Sanford case, took the stand for two days. In 2009, 11,341 rape kits were discovered in a decrepit Detroit police warehouse. Then Monica Childs interrogated him a first time, denying him a lawyer. . Read it on VODs download of the article at: Your email address will not be published. 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. Terry Camp anchors ABC12 News First at Four and ABC12 News at 5:30. He also reports on issues in the Great Lakes Bay Region. The first rebuttal witness was Ronnie Crosby, an attorney who worked with Murdaugh and testified for the prosecution three weeks ago . Appeals Division | Prosecutor Wayne County Home Page Elected Offices Executive Home 2019 State of the County Biography Administration Accomplishments Inside Wayne County News & Resources Contact Us Contact Us Request an Appearance Form Commission Home Commissioners Tim Killeen (Dist. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says her office is still accepting donations to fund the investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults linked to a backlog of thousands of untested rape kits. The horrific discovery of . I am happy for Thelonious, Lewis told VOD. The District Attorney is the chief prosecuting officer for the State of Georgia within each of the State's 49 judicial circuits. Detroit Man Charged in Assault of DPD Officers. A federal lawsuit citing police misconduct was filed against Wilson by Nathaneal Taylor resulted in an undisclosed settlement amount in 2014. 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. BOTH LAWSUITS FILED FOR RAMON WARD AND LARRY SMITH ASK FOR: Compensatory damages, costs, and attorneys fees against each Defendant, along with punitive damages against each of the individual Defendants, injunctive and equitable relief against Defendant, County of Wayne, as well as any other relief the Court deems appropriate.. 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. My motivation was getting back to my family. Law enforcement suspected the money was used in drug trafficking. Your email address will not be published. 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. It said Judge Kenny abused his discretion by evaluating and disputing Smothers testimony himself, a matter that is reserved for a jury. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. 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. 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. Ive never seen a copy of that video and Ive been told by Sgt. Its overFREE19its over! Searcy exulted on Facebook Live as he and Dezsi left court today. 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. He referred to the total of 19 years, including two on tether, that he spent in the custody of the Michigan Department of Corrections. The state plans to call four or five witnesses to testify on issues raised by the defense, and hopes to finish . Giving up when I knew I was wronged was something I just couldnt do.. Genl Oronde Patterson argued the case most recently against Searcy, but to no avail. Juvenile Charged in Fatal Shooting of Detroit Teen. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Jermayne Dale Fields, 47, of Detroit, in connection with the fatal shooting of Anthony Tyner, 65, also of Detroit. 1) Jonathan C. Kinloch (Dist. 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. VODs legal advisor noted many other cases involving requests for dismissal due toBradyviolations will be affected by Judge Hathaways ruling, which sets a precedent in particular for Wayne County criminal cases brought back to the trial court on post-conviction motions. 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. 7) David Knezek (Dist. Significantly, neither are based in Wayne County or southeast Michigan. 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? 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. 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. Agacinski exposed the ring of snitches in a Feb. 8, 1995 memorandum to Richard Padzieski, WCPO Chief of Operations, a memo which later got wide media coverage. The man faces no criminal charges in connection with the $232,000. 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. . Any amount is appreciated. to diane_bukowski@hotmail.com. 5 | P a g e prosecution must reveal. See:http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp- content/uploads/Dennis-Atkins-National-Registry-of-Exonerations. 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. Ward spent 27 years, and Smith spent 26 years in prison. Before Atkins conviction, Wilson played major roles in the wrongful convictions of exonerees Mubarez Ahmed and Marvin Cotton in separate cases in 2001. I couldn't find any services based on what you entered. UNDER FIRE FOR DENIAL OF KIDNAPPINGS, RAPES AND MURDERS OF BLACK WOMEN, THELONIOUS SEARCY: ITS OVER!FREE! CHARGES DISMISSED, JUDGE BLASTS WAYNE CO. Both spoke at a mass Wrongful Conviction rally outside the Frank Murphy Hall June 4, 2021. The appeal is currently under consideration by the Michigan Supreme Court. 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. Fresard, who is . If you want to be published on VOD, please submit your articles, etc. 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. Call 313-825-6126 to alert us. Ask a question or tell the service assistant what you need! At MBS International Airport discovered the cash in May 2021, but told! 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