l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

Senate Concurrent Resolution 524

Issue apology of the State of Mississippi to Curtis Flowers after six trials and 23 years in prison and dismissal of charges.

Died in committee in the Senate, on April 1, 2021.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION APOLOGIZING FOR THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN THE PROSECUTION OF CURTIS FLOWERS OF WINONA, MISSISSIPPI, WHO WAS TRIED AN UNPRECEDENTED SIX TIMES IN A MURDER CASE AND SPENT 23 YEARS IN PRISON AND HIS FINAL CONVICTION WAS APPEALED TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT WHICH OVERTURNED THE VERDICT ON THE BASIS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AFTER WHICH CHARGES WERE FINALLY DISMISSED.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 18 – Apr 1

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Rules
  2. Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published