Clemell is currently serving a life sentence — for a crime the State of Mississippi failed to prove he committed.

There was no direct evidence, no reliable forensic match, and critical eyewitness testimony proving his innocence was never brought into court. This is not justice. This is a wrongful conviction that demands attention.

Clemell was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Yet:

• The State's own examiner admitted they could not confirm that the gun presented in court was the murder weapon.
• No shell casings matched the gun they used to prosecute him.
• No fingerprints were taken from the victim to identify potential suspects.
• Clemell was charged with a firearm enhancement, despite already being charged with first-degree murder — a possible double jeopardy concern, since the use of a weapon is already an element of the main charge.
• Gunshot residue on Clemell's hands was never properly explained — though a witness told the defense that Clemell had gone target shooting earlier that day, which was never brought into court as evidence.
• Two key eyewitnesses told Clemell’s lawyer he was not the shooter—but they were too afraid to testify, and the lawyer failed to secure affidavits or even bring up their statements during trial.
• Instead, prosecutors used outdated social media posts—irrelevant and prejudicial — to build their case.

This is not how the justice system is supposed to work. Clemell did not receive a fair trial. He was failed by both the prosecution and his own defense. Mississippi law defines first-degree murder as requiring deliberate intent — but here, intent was never proven, and the investigation failed to meet basic standards of evidence.

We are calling on Mississippi state officials, judicial review boards, and civil rights organizations to re-examine this case. Clemell deserves a new trial—one that includes all the evidence, the real witnesses, and follows the law.

Please sign and share this petition if you believe everyone deserves a fair trial—and that no one should sit in prison for life based on missing evidence, ignored witnesses, and legal misconduct.

According to Mississippi Code § 97-3-19, a charge of First-Degree Murder requires clear evidence of deliberate intent to kill. In Clemell’s case, no such intent was proven — no weapon was definitively identified, and no credible witnesses testified to his involvement. He was also charged with a firearm enhancement under § 97-37-37, despite that being an element already included in the murder charge. This could constitute a violation of his constitutional protection against double jeopardy.

Justice for Clemell. Freedom for the innocent.