Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy declined to comment on the judge's order. Honorable Patricia Perez Fresard Chief Judge Honorable Leslie Kim Smith Chief Judge Pro Tem Aaron Hernandez And The Inquisitorial System. Read it on VODs download of the article at: Your email address will not be published. This article discusses in some detail the Courts opinions in Buckley and Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409 (1976) and briefly covers the Courts opinions in other related cases.. 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 Judges overseeing this case are NOBLES, LINDA L and BELL, FRANK L. The case status is Disposed - Other Disposed. 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 Former Detroit police homicide chief William Rice, now on Giglio-Brady list. His audiotape (featured above) heightened public awareness of Searcys wrongful conviction and was played during the evidentiary hearing prior to Smothers direct testimony. *********************************************************************************. 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 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. 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. Wayne Co. Pros. 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. SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) - It was an unusual discovery nearly two years ago. 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. NOTORIOUS FOR BIGOTRY, http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/COA-Thelonious-Searcy-20210211_C349169_62_349169.OPN-3-bullet-evidence-highlighted-2.pdf, http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/TS-motion-for-new-trial-7-22-16.compressed-2.pdf, MICH. SUPREME COURT NIXES WORTHYS APPEAL OF STRONG COA RULING IN THELONIOUS SEARCY CASE, THELONIOUS SEARCY TARGETS WAYNE CO. PROS. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. Defendant argues and this Court agrees that there is nothing more exculpatory than this single piece of evidence which was suppressed from the defense and the jury.. Screenshot FB Live, DETROIT Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Thomas Hathaway today dismissed all charges against Thelonious Shawn Searcy in a stinging order which repeatedly cited the prosecution for allowing blatant lies to stand.. ABOVE: Thelonious Shawn Searcy addressed a mass rally against wrongful convictions in Wayne County June 4, 2021, speaking from home on tether. 6) Alisha Bell (Dist. A civil forfeiture complaint states $232,000 was found in plastic shrink-wrapped and sealed packages inside the man's checked luggage. Private investigator and former TV 2 reporter Scott Lewis interviewed Vincent Smothers in prison about his role in the Segars killing. Your comment may take some time to appear. http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Agacinski-snitches-memo.pdf. Strong told Smothers thatwhile he could not bring back the lives of those he killed, he could help others Continue reading, FALSE DETROIT CONVICTION: VINCENT SMOTHERS SAYS HE, NOT THELONIOUS SEARCY, KILLED JAMAL SEGARS IN 2004 | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, SEARCY WINS EVIDENTIARY HEARING; SMOTHERS EXPECTED TO TESTIFY HE WAS THE KILLER IN 2004 CASE | VOICE OF DETROIT: The citys independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought, RALLY TO FREE DETROITS WRONGFULLY CONVICTED, OUST KYM WORTHY SAT. On 03/02/2010 STATE OF FLORIDA filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against HILL, THOMAS WAYNE. AP Patrick Muscat (r) led prosecution of exonerees (l to r) Kenneth Nixon, Davontae Sanford, and now newly-exonerated Thelonious Searcy. Required fields are marked *. The Judges overseeing this case are NOBLES, LINDA L, BELL, FRANK L, KINSEY, JENNIE, [ D ] KINSEY, JENNIE and NICKINSON, E P III. This Court concludes that the damage caused by the suppression and withholding of the exculpatory evidence cannot be cured, Judge Hathaway said. Zwicker went to the store to confiscate a VHS tape that he placed into evidence. Before Atkins conviction, Wilson played major roles in the wrongful convictions of exonerees Mubarez Ahmed and Marvin Cotton in separate cases in 2001. Two eye-opening federal lawsuits filed against Wayne County, its assistant prosecutors, and Detroit police officers might help answer the question raised by Channel 7 reporters above:How did these cases go so wrong?. Michael Dezsi (l) with Thelonious Searcy (r) as they left court Oct. 3, 2022. Afterwards, DPD officers placed Ward in a cell on the 9th floor of headquarters at 1300 Beaubien. Call 313-825-6126 to alert us. As Judge Hathaway concluded, the price to be paid for this failure falls on the prosecution.. Assisted in both criminal and civil matters. Smothers said he killed Segars using a .4o caliber gun. She helped him file FOIA. Judge Hathaways ruling on suppression of Brady materials in Searcys case is expected to be cited in an ongoing case involving Searcys brother Derrico Searcy and his co-defendant Darrell Ewing. The hearing resulted in a reduction of Twilleys sentence of 12-25 years to a few years, and resulted in Twilleys immediate release. NOTORIOUS FOR BIGOTRY, THELONIOUS SEARCY: ITS OVER!FREE! CHARGES DISMISSED, JUDGE BLASTS WAYNE CO. Intern. WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. - There appears to be a major staff shortage at the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. Ernest Wilson as the Officer who tried to find a key defense witness in the case, and claimed he was not able to do so. 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. 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.. No potential jury trial date has yet been set. 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. The other DPD officers were involved in supporting roles. 3) Former Teacher Charged in Multiple Child Sexual Assaults. "The vast majority of the CCW arrests are involving legal guns,. 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. box fee of $180/yr. 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, Michigan Court of Appeals order vacating Searcy conviction, 10/21/21 http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/COA-Thelonious-Searcy-20210211_C349169_62_349169.OPN-3-bullet-evidence-highlighted-2.pdf, Judge Timothy Kennys order denying Searcy motion for relief from judgment Dec. 3, 2018:http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Searcy-Thelonious-Opinion-Order-12-03-18-compressed-1.pdf, Searcyspro semotion for new trial, July 22, 2016 http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/TS-motion-for-new-trial-7-22-16.compressed-2.pdf, Stream Thelonious Skinnyman Searcy will not remain silent after wrongful conviction in 2005 by MDB | Listen online for free on SoundCloud. His grandmother Edna Richardson filed a Freedom of Information Act request for him which led to the procurement of his homicide file. 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. 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. 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. "In regard to discovery, there has been some off the record conversations about an in-store video. 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. 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.. Giving up when I knew I was wronged was something I just couldnt do.. Ongoing costs include quarterly web charges of $460.00, P.O. Searcy fought his conviction from day one from his prison cells, researching every aspect of his case. The man from Saginaw also benefited from a change in Michigan's forfeiture law in 2019. Lutz retired at the end of 2022, leaving halfway through his term. 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. This case was filed in Escambia County Courts, Escambia County Courthouse located in Escambia, Florida. 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. It said Judge Kenny abused his discretion by evaluating and disputing Smothers testimony himself, a matter that is reserved for a jury. 1) Jonathan C. Kinloch (Dist. I wonder how many other innocent people are languishing in prison with a life sentence because they cant afford good attorneys and investigators, and there are not enoughpro bono [advocates] to go around.. The Third Judicial Circuit is the largest circuit court in Michigan, with 58 judges and three operating divisions. Anderson that there is not a copy.. Wrote motions, briefs, complaints and attached corresponding evidence for filings. Decision comes after Supreme Court ruled Gov. The discoveries will be faxed or delivered electronically to the defense attorney, so please verify that the information supplied is correct. When prosecutors abandon traditional advocacy roles to participate pretrial or precharge in police investigative work in collateral law enforcement administration on a day-to-day, case-by-case basis, they may enjoy only qualified immunity for that conduct. 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.. Months later, David Moran, who runs the Innocence Clinic, made a stunning discovery at the county sheriff's office: a 30-page file from the original investigation that had referred to an . 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. He discovered new evidence in the middle of an evidentiary hearing erasing any doubt that Searcy was wrongfully convicted. 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. 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. 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. 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. He . Atkins was convicted at age 22 of the murder of Billie Rutledge, on June 4, 2005 on Omira Street on Detroits east-side. VOD discovered that motion in his court file in 2017, and has covered his story since. Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged James Adam Baird, 43, of Plymouth, in connection with the sexual assaults of a 10-year-old Garden City girl, a 13-year-old Westland girl, an 11-year-old Dearborn girl, and a 15-year-old Wayne girl. Judge Hathaway granted his release to home confinement in 2021 against strenuous objections by the prosecutor. You have permission to edit this article. The names of Dale Collins and Monica Childs appear in multiple cases of wrongful convictions. 7) David Knezek (Dist. 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. 2) Martha G. Scott (Dist. ON MICHIGAN DOC & WAYNE CO. He said Wayne County prosecutors and police deliberately withheld evidence that should have been given to the defense underBrady v. Maryland :: 373 U.S. 83 (1963), a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Indeed, [eyewitnesses] Edmonson and Holmes told Officer Zwicker that they saw the shooter run into the corner store. The motions are set for action in front of Third Judicial Circuit Judge Christopher Blount on Jan. 6. See full transcript at:http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Dale-Collins-Snitch-Twiley.Resentencing.pdf, Full lawsuit at http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Ramon-Ward2-COM-Federal-Complaint-112421.pdf. Searcy and his attorney said they had repeatedly requested a copy of a VHS tape from a store located adjacent to the shooting scene from the prosecution, but were told the tape did not exist. Detroit Man Charged in Two Fatal Shootings. Civil, Criminal & Juvenile Confidentiality & Public Access Domestic Violence Determination Admission & Discipline (including IOLTA) Original Actions Post Conviction Relief Tax Court Other Types of Forms Roll of Attorneys Forms Continuing Education Forms for Attorneys and Mediators Senior Judge Forms Form to File a Complaint Against an Attorney Wayne County. Based on his testimony, the COA denied the defendants claim that the Prosecutor had not exercised due diligence in finding the witness. His convictions were based upon the [hearsay] testimony of his ex-girlfriend, her brother, and her brothers girlfriend, Worthy explained . The investigator also reported that Allen said, The police would also supply police witnesses with the discovery packets and allow them to read up on the case so that eventually testimony would match the governments allegations.. 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