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Mississippi upping the pace of executions

The three longest serving inmates on Mississippi's death row have been there a combined 88 years. Logic would suggest they'd be next in line for execution, but they're probably not.
Richard Jordan (33 years), William Wiley (28 years) and James Billiot (27 years) have appeals pending in the federal courts, and their cases could be tied up another year or two.

Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2010/05/31/...-picks-up.html

EEK; Why did I post this article in this forum, but it appears in the 'news from DR' forum as well? I didn't put it on twice!

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