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DA Attorney Strikes Back on 'Secret Tapes'
DA Smith's attorney wants informant, tapes produced.
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DA Smith Jury Note About Biased Juror
The jury note that helped DA Robert Smith's end in a mistrial.
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MS Bar Formal Complaint Against Hinds DA Smith
Copy of MS Bar Formal Complaint Against Hinds County DA Robert Shuler Smith
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The Case Against the Hinds DA: A Long-Running Hinds County Whodunit Ends
Jackson has been enveloped in a seemingly ripe "whodunit" case involving Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith since 2011.
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Indictment of DA Robert S. Smith, 9/7/16
Hinds DA Robert S. Smith was indicted on two felonies for trying to help defendant Christopher Butler.
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Indictment of DA Smith, ADA McBride
A Hinds County jury indicts DA Smith and ADA McBride for allegedly helping Christopher Butler beat wire-fraud charges.
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DA Smith's Motion to Assign Case to Judge Roberts
DA Robert S. Smith's responds to motion to assign his case to Judge Roberts
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DA Robert Smith Response on Behalf of Linda Brune
Hinds DA Robert S. Smith responds on behalf of Linda Brune to DJP's Motion to Compel Discovery
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Weill Response to DA Motion on Assigning Case to Judge Roberts
Judge Jeff Weill responds to DA Robert S. Smith's Motion on Assigning Case to Judge Roberts
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DA Smith Should Recuse from Thomas Killing
Both the DA and Jackson police seem to be assuming that the killing would fall under the state's Castle Doctrine, but it is entirely unclear whether a grand jury would …
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Emails Between State Auditor's Office and Hinds County DA.
State Auditor Stacey Pickering revealed these emails after Hinds DA Robert Smith indicted two of his employees.
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Justice
The Locked-Up Teenage Girl at Center of Hinds County Contention
Crystal Marshall has been at Henley -Young Juvenile Detention Center up on a hill in a warehouse-lined area of Jackson on capital murder charges since right around Valentine's Day—less than …
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Da' T.R.U.T.H. and Nothing But Da' T.R.U.T.H.
Da' T.R.U.T.H., a Christian hip hop artist and Grammy award nominee, will be ministering at The Church Triumphant's Youth Truth Explosion 2008 on Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23 …
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Crime
'Never in This Courtroom': Allen Trial Twists, Turns with Accuser Absent
Over the last two days, the prosecution tried hard to convince a Hinds County jury that President Ben Allen mishandled public money while leading the Downtown Jackson Partners business improvement …
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Politics
UPDATED: Top Jackson, Hinds Officials Fight Charges, Settle Lawsuits for Harassment, More
The "Weinstein era" of exposing sexual misconduct has launched many powerful and high-profile men out of their career posts and into the spotlight for their raunchy and violating behaviors in …
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Aria da Capo
A grade school principal with strong features looks angrily at the girl before him who dared to speak her mind. He then throws a book across the room, barely missing …
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Clarion-Ledger Makes Absurd Error About ‘Drunk' Motion
In their belated story today about the motion filed accusing Melton being drunk the night of the Ridgeway rampage—which we reported about Friday—The Clarion-Ledger states that the motion "became public" …
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Crime
The DA’s Puzzling Accusations
A week after Special Judge Larry Roberts ordered files unsealed in the wide-ranging charges against Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith for allegedly improperly trying to help a defendant, …
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Crime
UPDATED: Hinds DA Smith's Aggravated Stalking, Robbery Trial Resumes After Delays
Jury selection began today in Rankin County for Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's latest trial for an aggravated stalking charge and a robbery charge for allegedly attacking ex-girlfriend …
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What Can the Hinds DA Do to Cure the System?
Incoming Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens vows a criminal-justice approach focused on public safety and, hopefully, more alternatives to prison.
