A Black man who spent over two decades in prison and on Mississippi’s death row for a 1996 quadruple murder has died at his home. His conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court after multiple trials, leaving his case unresolved at the time of his passing. Legal proceedings had previously seen his execution delayed repeatedly before the high court’s intervention. The family has confirmed his death, marking the end of a long legal battle.
Flowers, tried six times over 1996 murders of four people, faced execution before supreme court tossed his convictionCurtis Flowers, a Black man who spent more than 22 years in prison and was on death row in Mississippi before the US supreme court threw out his conviction and death sentence, has died. He was 56.Flowers’ family confirmed that he died on Wednesday at his home in Mississippi, attorney Rob McDuff told the Associated Press on Thursday. Continue reading...
