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Tameshia Shelton listens to proceedings in Clay County Circuit Court on her quest for anew trial with one of her attorneys, Tucker Carrington of the Mississippi Innocence Project Credit: Jerry Mitchell/Mississippi Today

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Judge rejects evidence of suicide in denying new trial for woman convicted of murder
By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Wed,04/10/24-9:11AM , 624 Reads 7,671 Statewide
A trial judge has rejected the request of a mother of four for a new trial, despite the state’s pathologist reversing his original ruling and saying the death was more likely a suicide.
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J.Z. George’s descendant advocates for removing the statue of the Confederate icon from the nation’s Capitol
By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Thu,03/28/24-6:55PM , 301 Reads 6,282 Statewide
The great-great-great grandson of Confederate icon J.Z. George wants to see his ancestor’s statue moved from the U.S. Capitol back to Mississippi.
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Rankin County DA reviewing ‘Goon Squad’ cases. Legal experts say that’s not enough.
By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Wed,03/13/24-3:37PM , 232 Reads 7,696 Statewide
Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett confirmed that his office is reviewing criminal cases involving Rankin County’s “Goon Squad,” but he won’t divulge details, including how many cases have been dismissed and how far back his review will go.
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Felony jail time could await law enforcement officers who sexually abuse detainees, parolees under House bill
By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Wed,03/06/24-2:03PM , 198 Reads 6,182 Statewide
Mississippi law enforcement officers who sexually abuse those detained or on supervised release could face up to five years in prison under a bill pending in the Legislature.
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