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Mississippi death row inmate granted stay of execution [View all]
http://www.wapt.com/Mississippi-death-row-inmate-granted-stay-of-execution/-/9157628/20028660/-/a4cbvt/-/index.htmlThe Mississippi Supreme Court granted a stay of execution Tuesday for Willie Jerome Manning hours before he was scheduled to be put to death.
Manning's execution was set for 6 p.m. for the 1992 slayings of two college students.
Manning's lawyer said in a court filing on Tuesday to the Mississippi Supreme Court that the FBI has identified another error in the case. The filing included a copy of an FBI letter the defense said it received late Monday.
The letter says there was incorrect testimony related to tests on bullets found in a tree by Manning's house that were compared to bullets found in the victims.
Manning's execution was set for 6 p.m. for the 1992 slayings of two college students.
Manning's lawyer said in a court filing on Tuesday to the Mississippi Supreme Court that the FBI has identified another error in the case. The filing included a copy of an FBI letter the defense said it received late Monday.
The letter says there was incorrect testimony related to tests on bullets found in a tree by Manning's house that were compared to bullets found in the victims.
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