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Defendant asks US Supreme Court to halt attempted murder retrial in New Albany

By Mina Corpuz and Mississippi Today Nov 5, 2026 | 10:16 AM

Less than six months before a scheduled retrial, attorneys for a north Mississippi man acquitted by a judge in 2023 for stabbing a customer in the neck at a New Albany restaurant are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to look at double jeopardy issues in the case. Attorneys for Lane Mitchell argue that another trial […]