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    "byline": "By Emma McRae \u2022 August 7, 2026",
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    "excerpt": "CLAY COUNTY \u2013 In a 7-3 decision Tuesday, the Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the 2023 Clay County second-degree murder conviction of Octavius Collins despite a scathing dissent arguing his defense attorney was constitutionally ineffective.",
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