By HOLBROOK MOHR and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Associated Press
JACKSON -- A Mississippi judge on Monday delayed a decision on whether to invalidate some pardons, including those of convicted killers, issued by Haley Barbour in his final days as governor.
The office of Attorney General Jim Hood said it had been deluged with motions and documents from lawyers representing current and former inmates and that it needed more time to prepare.
Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green scheduled the next h
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