Kevin Daley A Mississippi inmate whose extraordinary murder case reached the Supreme Court was released on bail Monday, leaving custody for the first time in over 20 years. Curtis Flowers, the inmate, stood trial in Mississippi state court six times for the same quadruple homicide by the same prosecutor, Doug Evans. Two of those cases…
Kevin Daley – A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling Friday that struck down a Mississippi law that banned abortions after 15 weeks. – Judge James Ho wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment and said he was “deeply troubled” at the lower court’s handling…
Grace Carr on January 9, 2019 A hunting trip went awry when a labrador retriever accidentally shot a man on a duck hunting outing in Mississippi. A dog named Tito shot former football player Matt Branch while they were on an annual duck and deer hunting trip near Eagle Lake, The Mississippi Clarion-Ledger reported Wednesday. The…
by Amber Randall A Mississippi state lawmaker pulled out a gun on the state’s House floor to make a point Thursday during a debate on a gun bill. Democratic Rep. Charles Young took out an unloaded pistol and held it over his head, reports WAPT. Young said he pulled out the pistol because he wanted further explanation…