US Supreme Court declines review of Mississippi death row inmate's convictions in killings of 8

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Mississippi death row inmate's convictions for the slayings of eight people, including his mother-in-law and a deputy sheriff, over one night in 2017. Willie Cory Godbolt had filed a handwritten petition in August seeking the high court's review of a decision by the Mississippi Supreme Court affirming his convictions and death sentences. In his petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, he claimed an ineffective defense and illegal search, among other violations.