Just got a few more details. First, before you write a check, understand that this is not a 501(c)(3). So your contributon would not be tax exempt.

Second, Evans tells me that the expenses he expects to occur would come should Maye get a new trial. The hearing for a new trial should come relatively soon. Normally, a motion for a new trial is rather perfunctory, and is usually promptly shot down by the judge. But Evans believes that in this case, there’s some room for optimism. The circuit court judge who will preside over the hearings has a history of compassion, and Evans thinks the extraordinary circumstances and flaws in Maye’s original trial make this particular motion anything but the usual.

In other words, there’s some reason to think the judge will give Maye a second day in court. There’s also a chance that, further down the road, the Mississippi Supreme Court could order a new trial.

But Evans wanted me to be sure to mention that while there will certainly be expenses if Maye’s given a new trial, and there will be some expense associated with preparing the Supreme Court appeal, there are no immediate expenses associated with Maye’s defense. It’s just a matter of waiting for the hearing on the motion for a new trial.

He said he’d feel better if anyone thinking about contributing knew that before writing a check.

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