Attorneys hope DNA tests will clear death row inmate
Attorneys for Mississippi death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning say they hope results of recent DNA tests will exonerate him and get him out of prison.
Miss. court gives Manning OK to pursue DNA test
The Mississippi Supreme Court has given death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning the chance to argue before a judge for DNA and fingerprint testing that he alleges will show him innocent in the deaths of two college students.
Judge denies Manning new trial in 1993 slayings
A judge has denied death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning’s request for a new trial in the 1993 slayings of a 90-year-old woman and her 60-year-old daughter in Starkville.
Supreme Court grants stay in Manning execution
The Mississippi State Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to Willie Jerome “Fly” Manning on Tuesday, four hours before he was scheduled to be executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.
Starkville hasn’t forgotten Steckler-Miller murders
Neither Jon Steckler nor Tiffany Miller were from Starkville. They were just two of the thousands of students who have passed through Mississippi State over the years.
Manning receives stay in execution set for today
A Mississippi inmate sat Monday in a state prison holding cell at Parchman, awaiting word on his plea for the governor or the state Supreme Court to stop his execution scheduled today.
Suit filed to preserve evidence in death row case
An advocacy group and the brother of an inmate scheduled for execution Tuesday have filed a lawsuit to preserve evidence in the case for additional testing, whether the man is put to death or not.
Attorney General: Test wouldn’t exonerate Manning
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says a new round of DNA testing on evidence collected against death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning would not exonerate him in the 1992 deaths of two students.
Manning seeks rehearing
Death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to look again at his case.
May 7 execution date set for Manning
JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court has set a May 7 execution date for Willie Jerome Manning, who was convicted of killing two Mississippi State
Execution date requested for Willie Jerome Manning
The man on death row for the 1992 murder of Natchez native Jon Steckler and another Mississippi State student will soon face execution.
Manning continues pursuit of new trial
Mississippi prosecutors now have until Feb. 11 to respond to a death row inmate’s ongoing effort to win a new trial for the killing of two university students in 1992.
Death row inmate continues pursuit of new trial
The Mississippi attorney general’s office has until Jan. 10 to respond to a death row inmate’s ongoing effort to win a new trial for the killing of two university students in 1992.
Death row inmate continues pursuit of new trial
A death row inmate convicted of killing two university students in 1992 is continuing his quest to convince a court he deserves a new trial.