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Walter "Johnny D." McMillian (October 27, 1941 – September 11, 2013) [1] was a pulpwood worker from Monroeville, Alabama, who was wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to death. His conviction was wrongfully obtained, based on police coercion and perjury .
Stevenson goes to a state prison to meet inmates who are on death row and who are seeking appeals of their convictions or sentences. Among these is Walter "Johnny D." McMillian, an African-American man who was convicted of the 1986 murder of Ronda Morrison, an 18-year-old white girl. McMillian has maintained his innocence.
The book is a memoir about Stevenson's career as a lawyer and his work for poor clients, largely focusing on his efforts to overturn the wrongful conviction of Walter McMillian for the murder of Ronda Morrison. [9] [8] Stevenson began working on the case in the 1980s, while McMillian was on death row. [9]
Jamie Foxx stars alongside Nia Long in "Held Up." Trimark Pictures ... leaves for Alabama to open a law clinic dedicated to defending death row inmates. One of his first cases is Walter McMillian ...
The Pope was among those who called on Biden to commute the sentences of those on death row before leaving office. Others argued that an execution was a fitting remedy for hate-fueled mass killer.
Walter McMillian – Released after 6 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. Walter Leroy Moody – Convicted of the murder of Robert Smith Vance [27] – Alabama Institutional Serial #00Z613 [28] – Executed on April 19, 2018. At age 83, he is the oldest Alabama death row inmate to be executed since that State reinstated the death ...
The Polunsky Unit, where death row inmates are held in Texas, is pictured on May 21, 2013 in Livingston, Texas, about 40 miles from Huntsville. Texas executes more inmates than any other state in ...
One of EJI's first cases was the post-conviction appeal of Walter McMillian, who had been confined to death row before being convicted of murder and sentenced to death. [8] Stevenson was able to discredit every element of the prosecution's initial case, which led to McMillian being exonerated and released from jail in 1993. [9]