Mississippi man ordered freed after serving more than 10 years of an illegal 15-year sentence

A man illegally sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crime that carries a maximum penalty of five years behind bars is set to walk free, after Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves granted him clemency on Wednesday. The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled in May that Marcus Taylor's sentence was illegal, but did not commute his sentence because Taylor had missed the deadline to apply for post-conviction relief. After rehearing the case last month, the court reversed course, ordering Taylor's release.