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Lawyers for some death row inmates in Mississippi are asking a federal judge to postpone an August trial on Mississippi's death penalty procedures. They say state Attorney General Jim Hood doesn't oppose the delay.

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Missouri Appeal Could Delay Mississippi Death Penalty Case

A Missouri appeal over whether lethal injection would violate the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment could delay a Mississippi case over similar issues.

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