Justices won't reconsider 3 overturned murder convictions

The Mississippi Supreme Court will not reconsider its decision to overturn a man's three murder convictions.

Posted: Jan 21, 2018 11:44 PM

Posted By: Craig Ford

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court will not reconsider its decision to overturn a man's three murder convictions.

Prosecutors asked justices to conduct another hearing in the case of Sherwood Brown. Justices denied that request Thursday.

Brown's lawyers challenged physical evidence linking him to the 1993 killings of 82-year-old Betty Boyd, her 48-year-old daughter Verline Boyd and 13-year-old Evangela Boyd. The girl was Verline's daughter and Betty's granddaughter. The three were found slain in rural Eudora.

DNA testing of blood on Brown's shoe showed it didn't match blood on the house floor. Defense attorneys also challenged a bite-mark match by embattled analyst Michael West, saying DNA in Evangela Boyd's mouth didn't match Brown.

It was not immediately clear whether DeSoto County District Attorney John Champion will retry the case.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 512632

Reported Deaths: 10262

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DeSoto	33162	432
Hinds	32556	641
Jackson	24830	389
Rankin	22442	402
Lee	16238	242
Madison	14874	283
Jones	14086	247
Forrest	13741	259
Lauderdale	12249	324
Lowndes	11286	193
Lamar	10644	140
Pearl River	9707	244
Lafayette	8827	143
Hancock	7835	132
Washington	7550	169
Oktibbeha	7204	138
Monroe	6989	179
Pontotoc	6970	109
Warren	6849	178
Panola	6746	134
Neshoba	6726	210
Marshall	6653	141
Bolivar	6440	151
Union	6338	97
Pike	5924	156
Alcorn	5862	107
Lincoln	5525	136
George	5101	80
Prentiss	5008	84
Tippah	4902	82
Itawamba	4829	107
Scott	4774	99
Adams	4766	125
Tate	4748	116
Leflore	4723	144
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Wayne	4427	72
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Marion	4265	112
Coahoma	4227	109
Leake	4137	90
Newton	3955	81
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Stone	3656	66
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Attala	3377	90
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Chickasaw	3133	67
Clay	3118	78
Clarke	3011	95
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Holmes	2712	89
Smith	2689	52
Yalobusha	2437	47
Tallahatchie	2314	53
Greene	2247	49
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Lawrence	2178	40
Perry	2133	56
Amite	2095	57
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Carroll	1744	41
Jefferson Davis	1736	43
Tunica	1632	39
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Claiborne	1342	38
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Wilkinson	1059	39
Jefferson	968	34
Sharkey	651	21
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Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 844951

Reported Deaths: 16115

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Madison	53279	732
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Lee	25550	263
Calhoun	22585	518
Morgan	22451	406
Etowah	20013	517
Marshall	18777	316
Houston	17727	425
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Limestone	16135	218
Cullman	16044	303
Elmore	15904	294
Lauderdale	14968	306
Talladega	14189	299
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Walker	12020	380
Blount	10714	192
Autauga	10517	157
Jackson	10157	194
Coffee	9414	192
Colbert	9334	208
Dale	9018	191
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Clay	2508	69
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Perry	1418	40
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