An advocacy group seeking to overturn the convictions of the West Memphis Three says the attorney general’s office has said it won’t fight introduction of evidence about juror misconduct in one of the trials, though it is not agreeing that this is ground for a new trial.

News release follows from Lonnie Soury for Arkansas Take Action:

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