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    Death row inmate given OK to appeal

    By William Moore
    The Daily Journal

    JACKSON – A former Mississippi State University student convicted of capital murder in 2008 will be able to ask for a new trial, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday.

    Bobby Batiste appealed his conviction to the Mississippi Supreme Court, citing 16 alleged irregularities during his 2009 trial in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court. One of the allegations was that bailiffs’ comments to jurors could have swayed them.

    In a sworn affidavit, a juror said a bailiff told her the reason the jury was all white was because “black people will not consider the death penalty.” A second juror said they heard the same comment, but could not recall who said it.

    The Supreme Court agreed that the comments could have affected the impartiality of the jury. The high court did not order a new trial, but gave Batiste permission to file a petition for post conviction relief in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.

    Batiste was convicted of the murder and robbery of his roommate Andreas Galanis in a trial in late October 2009 and was sentenced to death. He appealed, but the Mississippi Supreme Court upheld the conviction and sentence in the spring of 2013.

    http://djournal.com/news/death-row-i...-ok-to-appeal/

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    Mississippi death row inmate gets new appeal over bailiff conduct

    JACKSON, Miss. (WAPT) — The Mississippi Supreme Court said a death row inmate convicted of killing his roommate can file more appeals because jurors might have been improperly influenced by bailiffs in the trial court.

    Bobby Batiste, a former Mississippi State University student, was sentenced to death in 2009 in Oktibbeha County. A jury convicted him of capital murder in the 2008 slaying of Andreas Galanis.

    Prosecutors said Galanis died from a blow to the head after he and Batiste fought at their off-campus apartment when Galanis discovered money missing from his checking account. Court records show Batiste told police that Galanis attacked him first.

    The state Supreme Court said Thursday that a juror filed an affidavit saying a bailiff told her the jury was all-white because black jurors wouldn't consider the death penalty.

    http://www.wapt.com/news/mississippi...nduct/37572250

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    Remanded until the MSC reviews his PCR claim.

    https://law.justia.com/cases/mississ...00283-sct.html
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    Stay of appeal lifted by the Mississippi Supreme Court.

    https://law.justia.com/cases/mississ...me-court/2021/
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    Bobby Batiste a/k/a Bobby L. Batiste a/k/a Bobby L. Batiste, Jr. a/k/a Bobby Lionel Batiste, Jr. a/k/a Bobby Lionel Batiste v. State of Mississippi
    Date: August 19, 2021
    Citation: 2019-CA-00283-SCT
    Bobby Batiste's request to supplement the record is hereby granted. The supplemental transcript shall be filed on or before September 30, 2021. Costs are taxed to Oktibbeha County. All Justices Agree. Order entered 8/16/21.

    https://law.justia.com/cases/mississ...me-court/2021/
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    Post-conviction relief denied by the Mississippi Supreme Court.

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    Rehearing denied by the Mississippi Supreme Court.

    https://law.justia.com/cases/mississ...me-court/2022/
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    On August 5, 2022, Batiste filed a habeas petition in federal district court.

    https://dockets.justia.com/docket/mi...2cv00108/46585
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