Inside Wayne County News & Resources Contact Us Contact Us Request an Appearance Form Commission Home Commissioners Tim Killeen (Dist. Ward said he never confessed to the murders. The first rebuttal witness was Ronnie Crosby, an attorney who worked with Murdaugh and testified for the prosecution three weeks ago . A day after defense attorneys rested their case in Alex Murdaugh's weekslong double murder trial, prosecutors on Tuesday intend to call a handful of rebuttal witnesses before the jury visits Murdaugh's sprawling South Carolina estate where his wife and son were shot to death in 2021.. Judge Timothy Kenny, now Chief Judge of the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court, presided over Searcy's trial and an evidentiary hearing in 2018. . PATRICK MUSCAT IN ATTY. None of the prosecutors and police involved in these and other Wayne County wrongful convictions have been charged or otherwise held accountable for their roles to date. 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. 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.. 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. 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. Wayne County prosecutor releases list of 74 police officers accused of dishonesty According to Kym Worthy's office, police agencies in the county were asked for a list of current and former. The WCPO earlier declined to comment on the merits of the two lawsuits saying they are subject to pending litigation. Wayne Co. Pros. 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. 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. But the Saginaw man was not charged with a crime and a recent change in forfeiture laws means he gets to keep most of the cash. View The Attached Document Statement of Prosecutor Worthy Dismissing Case Against 10-Year-Old Juvenile This case came to us as a not-in-custody case - that means that there was never an arrest. The state plans to call four or five witnesses to testify on issues raised by the defense, and hopes to finish . It said Judge Kenny abused his discretion by evaluating and disputing Smothers testimony himself, a matter that is reserved for a jury. 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. Wrote motions, briefs, complaints and attached corresponding evidence for filings. Keith Appling Enters Guilty Plea in Whitcomb Street Fatal Shooting. He refused to talk t0 her and provided a signed statement saying he had not killed the women. 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. 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. Southfield Man Charged in Multiple Armed Robberies. Collins told the court that Twilley had helped obtain convictions in 20 homicide cases. Thursday, January 5, 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. These misdeeds now prevent untruthful officers from testifying in court cases. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. Attys. To date, this tape has never been produced or viewed by the defense., Judge Hathaway quoted AP Muscats testimony at the evidentiary hearing: In regard to discovery, there has been some off the record conversations about an in-store video. It says that prior to trial, Defendant AP Robert J. Donaldson asked Childs numerous times for her notes, which she finally produced three months prior to trial in Nov. 1994, saying they were in another case file. The defendant and Mr. Edmonds are related. Law enforcement suspected the money was used in drug trafficking. Wayne County Click here to visit the Wayne County Circuit Clerk website. 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. County Prosecutors, Detroit police officers by name. The Third Judicial Circuit is the largest circuit court in Michigan, with 58 judges and three operating divisions. Torrion Hudson Charged in Domestic Violence Incident. Fresard, who is . Please upload a copy of your appointment form. 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. Significantly, neither are based in Wayne County or southeast Michigan. Atkins was convicted at age 22 of the murder of Billie Rutledge, on June 4, 2005 on Omira Street on Detroits east-side. 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. WHITMER: XMAS PLEA FOR FREEDOM, DELIVERANCE, AND LIFE FOR MICHIGAN PRISONERS, MERRY XMAS! Honorable Patricia Perez Fresard Chief Judge Honorable Leslie Kim Smith Chief Judge Pro Tem Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Antoine Clements, 41, of Detroit, in connection with the robbery of a Dollar Tree. 3) Private investigator and former TV 2 reporter Scott Lewis interviewed Vincent Smothers in prison about his role in the Segars killing. My motivation was getting back to my family. and other costs including utility and internet bills, costs for research including court records and internet fees, office supplies, gas, etc. 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 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.. WHITMER: XMAS PLEA FOR FREEDOM, DELIVERANCE, AND LIFE FOR MICHIGAN PRISONERS, MERRY XMAS! 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. Efforts were made to resolve this matter before it was sent to us for a charge consideration. 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. 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). opinion. An . 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. Afterwards, DPD officers placed Ward in a cell on the 9th floor of headquarters at 1300 Beaubien. Then Monica Childs interrogated him a first time, denying him a lawyer. IPAC Contact Info. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Shane Robert Shelton, 27, and Valeria Lynn Hamilton, 27, both of Detroit, in connection with the homicide of their five-year-old son, Ethan Belcher, and the non-fatal child abuse of their three-year-old son. 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. 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. (Greatest of All Time) just scored being completely set free and cleared, Ewing told VOD. State Atty. Judge Hathaway granted his release to home confinement in 2021 against strenuous objections by the prosecutor. 7) David Knezek (Dist. http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Agacinski-snitches-memo.pdf. Detroit Man Charged with Shooting at Dearborn Undercover Police Officer, Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Eshaun Phillip Blanding, 23, of Detroit, in connection with the carjacking of a Dearborn man's car, Detroit Man Charged in Armed Robbery of Dollar Store. Photo: VOD. 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.. He now runs law offices in Milwaukee, Chicago and New York. 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. The Felony Division is responsible for the prosecution of all serious adult offenders in the Wayne County Common Pleas Court. 5 | P a g e prosecution must reveal. .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. The Wayne County Medical Examiner turned four bullets in Segars body over to the Detroit Police. Wayne County Prosecutor Prosecutor 301 East Main Street Richmond, IN 47374 Located on the first floor of the Wayne County Courthouse Open Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Prosecutor: Michael Shipman Phone: (765) 973-9394 FAX: (765) 973-9298 If you want to be published on VOD, please submit your articles, etc. 1) Jonathan C. Kinloch (Dist. They include Thomas Beadle, Rosemary Gordon, William Peterson, and James Heaphy. Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council 302 W. Washington St., Rm. 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. In 2019, Wilson was sued over the illegal eviction of a mother and daughter in Detroit. The Judges overseeing this case are NOBLES, LINDA L, BELL, FRANK L, KINSEY, JENNIE, [ D ] KINSEY, JENNIE and NICKINSON, E P III. 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. Kym Worthy is on the August 4 Democratic Primary ballot as a candidate for the office of Wayne County Prosecutor, an office she has held since 2004 when she became the first African American and the first female to hold the position. 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. 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. Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Sister. According to state law, if a county prosecutor exits before their term expires, the political party they belong to votes for a . VODs editors and reporters, most of whom live on fixed incomes or are incarcerated, are not paid for their work. The prisoners have served . 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. 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 . Before Atkins conviction, Wilson played major roles in the wrongful convictions of exonerees Mubarez Ahmed and Marvin Cotton in separate cases in 2001. Prosecutors said. The lawsuit alleges that as the chief prosecutor, Agacinski even read Oliver Cowans perjured testimony from the pre-examination into the record, because Cowan had died in the interim and could not testify himself. 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 money was seized in Detroit and placed with the Wayne County Asset Forfeiture Unit. Patrick Muscat, the Assistant Prosecutor at Searcys trial, also led the prosecutions of Wayne County exonerees Davontae Sanford and Kenneth Nixon. Required fields are marked *. 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. In general, felony offenses are crimes which carry a potential prison sentence of a year or more. CNN After spending more than 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, Larry Smith was released February 4 through the Conviction Integrity Unit at the Wayne County Prosecutor's. Ongoing costs include quarterly web charges of $460.00, P.O. Michael Dezsi did an amazing job on this case. NOTORIOUS FOR BIGOTRY, THELONIOUS SEARCY: ITS OVER!FREE! CHARGES DISMISSED, JUDGE BLASTS WAYNE CO. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy declined to comment on the judge's order. JAIL PRISONERS, AND MURDERS BY POLICE, WAYNE CO. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Billie T. Hill, 32, of Detroit, in connection with the assault of Detroit police officers. ), **********************************************************************************, UNLAWFUL, UNJUST! The appeal is currently under consideration by the Michigan Supreme Court. The remains of Kayla Pierce, 29, were found 8 p.m. Thursday in Detroit, according to. He was planning to catch a connecting flight to Houston, Texas. 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. Inside Wayne County News & Resources Contact Us Contact Us Request an Appearance Form Commission Home Commissioners Tim Killeen (Dist. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. 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. Read it on VODs download of the article at: Your email address will not be published. FRAME-UP, STOP TELLING BLACK PEOPLE NOT TO RIOT OVER THE STATE-SANCTIONED LYNCHING OF TYRE NICHOLSKCD, A LEGAL LYNCHING? IS EXONERATION NEAR FOR THELONIOUS SEARCY, SERVING LIFE FOR MURDER VINCENT SMOTHERS CONFESSED TO? . Terry Camp anchors ABC12 News First at Four and ABC12 News at 5:30. But the Drug Enforcement Agency and the FBI met the Saginaw resident when his plane landed that day at Detroit Metro Airport. 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. 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. KEEP VOD STORIES UP!! Nearly a quarter of a million dollars was found in a Saginaw's man luggage at MBS International Airport. Intern. In the Marvin Cotton case, he responded to the scene of the crime and participated in Cottons interrogation. Former Teacher Charged in Multiple Child Sexual Assaults. In a three-day trial decades earlier, Wayne County prosecutors argued the 18-year-old Smith was guilty of first-degree murder and felony firearm based on the testimony of a jailhouse informant. 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. Shockingly, the lawsuit alleges that during that first interrogation, Collins and DPD Lieutenant William Rice beat Ward bel0w the neck with a phone book. A man has been charged after the remains of a missing Livingston County woman were found Thursday in Detroit. He . Privacy Statement, Legal Notices and Terms of Use, River Rouge and Ecorse Teens Charged in Detroit Homicide. 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. 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. AP Patrick Muscat (r) led prosecution of exonerees (l to r) Kenneth Nixon, Davontae Sanford, and now newly-exonerated Thelonious Searcy. 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. The Wayne County Prosecutor has released a list of uncredible officers who have had a history of misconduct in the past. William Rice testified earlier in another secret hearing for an informant, and effusively praised Collins as an honest police officer. 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. My faith in God empowered me to fight for my return. 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. 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. She helped him file FOIA. MAR. His audiotape (featured above) heightened public awareness of Searcys wrongful conviction and was played during the evidentiary hearing prior to Smothers direct testimony. The lawsuit says that, prior to charging Ward, Collins and P.O. AP Rosemary Gordon represented the WCPO. Anderson that there is not a copy.. 6) Alisha Bell (Dist. An investigation showed that, among other things, Nixon . Jail-house snitch Ellis Frazier, Jr. was recruited to say he heard Cotton confess to the killing involved, but recanted that statement years after Cottons conviction. Scott Lewis testifies March 19, 2018 at Thelonious Searcy evidentiary hearing. Former Wayne County Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Over $1.7 Million In County Funds. Privacy Statement, Legal Notices and Terms of Use. ; CLAIMS DPD, PROS. Worthy was re-elected in 2020 after vigorous opposition from Attorney Victoria Burton-Harris, who garnered nearly 40 percent of the vote. However, this Court declines the prosecutions suggestion to decide against precedent.. 2) Martha G. Scott (Dist. 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," . The Third Circuit Court has jurisdiction over Civil, Criminal, and Family matters arising in the County of Wayne. Ward spent 27 years, and Smith spent 26 years in prison. Help keep us afloat by chipping in so stories on this Prison Nation and Police State, and related matters, coming! Voice of Detroit is apro bononewspaper, now devoting itself entirely to stories related to our PRISON NATION and POLICE STATE. His victory was a two-for-one as the pen that freed him gave my Judge Williams-Clayborne all the authority she requested in deciding to dismiss my case. Assisted in both criminal and civil matters. "There is a stranglehold on. 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(Contact editor for details on other ways to send funds, at 313-825-6126 ordiane_bukowski@hotmail.com. Prosecutor Robert J. Donaldson, and DPD officers Monica Childs, Gene Karvonen, Roger Mueller, Walter Love, and John Dembinski. In Wards case, Collins was the Officer-in-Charge. The fairly new law requires a criminal conviction before property seized under the Public Health Code can be forfeited to law enforcement. On 10/31/2007 STATE OF FLORIDA filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against TAYLOR, TERRY WAYNE. It is the only at-will post that Lucido can hire. 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 . 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. Smothers said he killed Segars using a .4o caliber gun. 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.. VODsstaff lives either on limited fixed incomes or is incarcerated. 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. box fee of $180/yr. to diane_bukowski@hotmail.com. We are not paid; we publish the newspaper pro bono. This Court concludes that the damage caused by the suppression and withholding of the exculpatory evidence cannot be cured, Judge Hathaway said. 'THE SECRET OF JOY IS RESISTANCE' Alice Walker. FREE DARRELL EWING, ALL OTHERS WRONGFULLY CONVICTED, UNJUSTLY SENTENCED | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought. 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. 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. An online description of the prosecutor's office says Worthy's staff includes more than 180 assistant prosecuting attorneys, 24 investigators and 70 clerical and support staff. He also reports on issues in the Great Lakes Bay Region. FB post. 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. 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? Judge Timothy Kenny, now Chief Judge of the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court, presided over Searcys trial and an evidentiary hearing in 2018. 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. 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. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Terry Allen Wyrembelski, 21, of Detroit, in connection with the fatal shooting of Jaclyn Wyrembelski, 25, also of Detroit. Detroit Man Charged in Carjacking and Fatal Shooting of Tracie Golden. ; CLAIMS DPD, PROS. A civil forfeiture complaint states $232,000 was found in plastic shrink-wrapped and sealed packages inside the man's checked luggage. 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