SHATTERED JUSTICE
Counsel for death row inmate Willie Manning raises Batson challenge with Mississippi Supreme Court
In a filing with the Mississippi Supreme Court, Willie Manning’s legal team argued that decisions by the nation’s high court regarding biased jury selection in two other death row cases enable their client to seek post-conviction relief.
NOLAN XAVIER WELLS
Hundreds mourn Nolan Wells at South Mississippi vigil on teen’s 19th birthday
As people packed into the pews of the church, various speakers stepped up to the podium to celebrate the life of Nolan Wells and continue to call for transparency and justice as the investigation into his death conducted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department continues.
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