51. Both Groups Went To The Supreme Court
The state of Arkansas made no move to re-try the men in the Ware group, so Jones and Murphy took their cases to the Arkansas Supreme Court. The court ultimately freed them.
In the case of the Moore group, the lawyers went to the US Supreme Court in a case known as Moore vs. Dempsey. Jones began negotiations with the courts in Arkansas to have the men released. Ultimately, they pled guilty to second-degree murder, and the new governor, Thomas McRae, gave an indefinite stay of execution and allowed them to be released from prison.
