Freed from prison, Mississippi man sues district attorney

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi antheral freed aft astir 23 years successful situation is suing the territory lawyer who prosecuted him six times successful the killings of 4 radical astatine furnishings store. Attorneys for Curtis Flowers filed the suit Friday, seeking an unspecified magnitude of compensation. Flowers was released successful December 2019, astir six months aft the U.S. Supreme Court tossed retired the condemnation and decease condemnation from his six trials. Flowers is Black, and justices said prosecutors improperly excluded Black jurors. Evans did not instantly respond to a telephone connection from The Associated Press connected Friday seeking remark astir the lawsuit. The suit besides names 3 investigators arsenic defendants.