The man convicted of the 2014 rape and murder of a 5-year-old Gulfport girl has been denied a rehearing in the case. Alberto Julio Garcia asked the court to set aside his guilty plea and re-hear his appeal, saying the…
The state Supreme Court has denied a second post-conviction relief to a Gulfport man convicted in the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl in 2014. Alberto Garcia was sentenced to death in 2017 after confessing to raping and hanging…
The state Supreme Court has ruled that a defendant must have an attorney, whether hired or appointed, before that person is indicted. The revision to the Mississippi Rules of Criminal Procedure was adopted Thursday during the court's session in Jackson.…
The State Supreme Court has sided with a casino developer over a dispute with the Secretary of State regarding a Tidelands lease. The Supreme…