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State Court of Appeals upholds conviction of man in Isle of Capri casino shooting death

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The state Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Louisiana man in the shooting death of an Arkansas businessman at the Isle of Capri casino in 2007.

Weldon Leagea was sentenced to life in prison when he was convicted of capital murder in Harrison County in 2011… […]