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| Court delays Mississippi's first execution of female inmate in 70 years |
| By kenoradailyminerandnews.com- Emily Le Coz |
| Published: 03/28/2014 |
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JACKSON, Miss. - A Mississippi woman convicted of murdering her husband was granted at least a brief reprieve on Thursday but could still become the first female prisoner executed in the state in 70 years. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood had asked the state Supreme Court to set the execution of Michelle Byrom, 57, for Thursday night for the fatal shooting of her husband, Edward Byrom Sr. in 1999. But the court denied Hood's motion to carry out the execution, giving her attorneys hope the court will take up their motion to seek permission to file additional appeals. Read More. |
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