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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Goldberg

Mississippi Supreme Court delays decision on whether to set execution date for man on death row

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Mississippi Supreme Court has temporarily delayed ruling on whether to set an execution date for a man on death row for capital murder.

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Mississippi Attorney General's motion to lift a stay and set an execution date for Willie Jerome Manning, 55, would be held in abeyance until the Court rules on Manning's petition for post-conviction relief.

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