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Court denies Grayson's motion for a rehearing

August 30, 2013 Kermit Comments Off

The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied death row inmate Blayde Grayson’s petition for a rehearing.

Grayson, 37, was convicted in George County in 1997. He was found guilty of the 1996 slaying of 78-year-old Minnie Smith during a house burglary. Authorities say Smith was stabbed more than 30 times on the night she died in her rural home at the edge of the Pascagoula River flats.

The state Supreme Court upheld Grayson’s capital murder conviction and death sentence in 2001. […]

Death row inmate files post-conviction petition

January 23, 2013 Kermit 0

The Mississippi Supreme Court will consider a post-conviction petition from death row inmate Blayde Grayson.

The case is among dozens before the Supreme Court during its January-February term. The Supreme Court has not scheduled oral arguments in the case.

In a post-conviction petition, an inmate argues he has found new evidence – or a possible constitutional issue – that could persuade a court to order a new trial. […]