Clemency recipient seeks justice after serving prison time beyond legal maximum

Clemency recipient seeks justice after serving prison time beyond legal maximum

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A coalition is seeking accountability for attorneys involved in a case where a man served years beyond the lawful maximum sentence for his conviction. The Justice for Marcus Taylor Coalition wants attorneys held responsible after Marcus Taylor served years beyond the lawful 5-year sentence. [READ: For the first time, Gov. Reeves grants executive clemency to a prisoner] Taylor and his twin brother Maurice were sentenced fo…

Mississippi Free Press: AI Hallucinations Prompt Mississippi Judge to Boot All Lawyers From Case for ‘Blindly Relying on Technology’

Mississippi Free Press: AI Hallucinations Prompt Mississippi Judge to Boot All Lawyers From Case for ‘Blindly Relying on Technology’. “A federal judge in Mississippi booted all lawyers from a case on Tuesday after finding that counsel on both sides had used generative AI to draft legal filings and left hallucinated sources in the legal record.”

GALLERY - Community leaders, attorneys, elected officials and supporters gathered at the Mississippi State Capitol to address the case of Marcus Taylor – Jackson Advocate

On Jun. 9th, community leaders, attorneys, elected officials and supporters gathered at the Mississippi State Capitol to address the case of Marcus Taylor, who was recently granted clemency by Governor Tate Reeves after serving years under a sentence that exceeded the maximum penalty allowed by law. Speakers, including State Representative Fabian Nelson, attorney Malik Z. Shabazz and members of the Justice for Marcus Taylor Coalition, discussed …