by Bert | Mar 15, 2018 | Ohio
The State of Ohio plans to execute William T. Montgomery on April 11, 2018. With substantive doubts about his guilt hanging over the case, Montgomery is seeking executive clemency from Governor John Kasich. The application for clemency provides a helpful overview of...
by Bert | Feb 21, 2018 | Ohio
In October of 2017, the Ohio Supreme Court overturned the conviction and death sentence of Joseph L. Thomas. Thomas had been convicted of the murder of Annie McSween, who was killed in November of 2010. The issue that captured the court’s attention—the State’s...
by OpenFile | Dec 5, 2016 | Ohio, The Open File Blog
Ohio exoneree Raymond Towler narrates a new, must-watch video, “Tyrone Noling: A Case of Innocence.” In 1992, the prosecution was under intense pressure to solve a double murder in a rural county that had gone unsolved for two years. Without any physical evidence, the...
by Bert | Aug 23, 2016 | Ohio
On his way out the door, Cuyahoga County’s elected District Attorney belatedly conceded to clean up another mess: Tim McGinty dropped murder charges against the “East Cleveland Three”—Eugene Johnson, Derrick Wheatt, and Laurese Glover. This latest and (probably) final...
by Alec | Apr 17, 2015 | Ohio, The Open File Blog
Late last month, three Cuyahoga County men who have spent 19 years in prison for murder were freed on bond and granted a new trial. Attorneys at the Ohio Innocence Project had discovered a trove of exculpatory evidence that had never been disclosed to the original...
by Sophie | Jan 26, 2015 | Ohio, The Open File Blog
Despite harsh language from the Sixth Circuit for a Hamilton County prosecutor who committed “flagrant” and “severe” misconduct, two recent reversals in a 1992 Ohio murder case have not received much media attention. Yet Gumm v. Mitchell is...
