6 August 2008, 11:21 am
JACKSON —The state will stop using much-criticized medical examiner Steven Hayne, but it’s not because of allegations he’s inept or provided bogus evidence for prosecutors to get two innocent Noxubee County men convicted of murder.... read more
6 August 2008, 10:01 am
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced the settlement of the state's breach of contract suit against State Farm. Hood said the suit was filed after State Farm refused to comply with a January... read more
6 August 2008, 8:13 am
The doctor who performed most of the state's forensic autopsies and testified in trials that reportedly resulted in convictions for innocent men has been removed. A medical examiner will be hired. The state of Mississippi moved Tuesday to improve what critics have called one of the nation's most ... read more
6 August 2008, 5:15 am
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Dr. Steven Hayne's state contract to perform autopsies in criminal investigations has been terminated. However, Department of Public Safety Commissioner Steve Simpson says it's not because of allegations that the pathologist's work may have sent innocent people to prison.... read more
5 August 2008, 3:11 pm
Maceo Simmons, a former officer with the Jackson Police Department in Jackson, Miss., was sentenced to life imprisonment on Aug. 4, 2008, for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman he had detained after a traffic stop, the Justice Department announced today.... read more
5 August 2008, 12:16 pm
The Mississippi Public Service Commission's inquiry hearings into Entergy Mississippi's 28% rate hike for the third quarter resumed today in Jackson with public comment from a few of the power company's customers.... read more
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