USA - Tennessee. The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed the murder conviction of Harry Lee Jones

The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed the murder conviction of Harry Lee Jones, 50, Black. Jones wa000s sentenced to death in 2009 on 2 counts of 1st-degree murder. He was tried in Clarence and Lillian James' 2003 death, in which he allegedly stabbed, bound, and then strangled the elderly couple during a home invasion. Jones was also accused of killing a man in Florida days later. During Jones' 2009 trial, the court "erroneously allowed the state to present evidence of the subsequent murder of Carlos Perez in Florida." Presenting evidence of the defendant's other crimes in court is generally not acceptable, and the supreme court pointed out significant differences between the Fla. and Tenn. murders and said that the evidence should not have been admitted. In conclusion, the supreme court ordered a new trial and ruled that the state may seek the death penalty again.