Case Update: On Tuesday, March 21, 2017, Joseph Dick, Derek Tice, Danial Williams, and Eric Wilson, four innocent Navy veterans known as the ‘Norfolk Four,’ received long-awaited full pardons based on their actual innocence from Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. The Norfolk Four were wrongfully convicted of rape and murder in 1997; their case involved troubling issues of police misconduct, false confessions, and unconstitutionally suppressed evidence. See the Press Release here; and the Statement from the Governor’s Office here.
News Update: On October 27, 2010, Detective Robert Glenn Ford, the detective responsible for the wrongful conviction of the Norfolk Four, was convicted of multiple counts of extortion and lying to federal law enforcement officials. Read a press release issued by the legal team here
Norfolk Four
News Update: On October 27, 2010, Detective Robert Glenn Ford, the detective responsible for the wrongful conviction of the Norfolk Four, was convicted of multiple counts of extortion and lying to federal law enforcement officials. Read a press release issued by the legal team here
Norfolk Four
Legal Documents
DEREK E. TICE’S PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
- Judgment Granting Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Derek E. Tice’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Memorandum in Support of Derek E. Tice’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Exhibits to Memorandum in Support of Derek E. Tice’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Status: Filed Sept. 8, 2005
CLEMENCY PETITION: JOSEPH JESSE DICK, JR.; DEREK ELLIOT TICE, DANIAL J. WILLIAMS
- Executive Summary
- Clemency Petition (part 1 of 2)
- Clemency Petition (part 2 of 2)
- Exhibits to Clemency Petition
- Status: Filed on Nov. 10, 2005
SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS TO CLEMENCY PETITION
- Juror Letter, Wilson Trial
- Juror’s Affidavit, Tice Trial
- Former Prosecutors & Judges Letter
- Other Supporting Letters
- Affidavit of Todd Bille concerning DNA Evidence
HABEAS PETITION: JOSEPH JESSE DICK, JR., DANIAL J. WILLIAMS
- Opinion of Judge John Gibney of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Memorandum Order of Judge John Gibney of the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Virginia