Mississippi Press Examines Michelle Byrom's Case

"Byrom death sentence: What the jury didn't hear," is by Jerry Mitchell for the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.

As the state Supreme Court weighs a motion to set an execution date for Michelle Byrom, it also is being asked to consider her son’s letter confessing to the crime that put her on death row.

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Attorney General Jim Hood’s office wants to execute the 57-year-old woman on Thursday, but the state Supreme Court has not ruled on the request.

Earlier coverage of the Byrom case begins at the link.