... there was some unexplained deviation in the composition of that pool by which you get two white people out of 23," said Joe Byrd, Cowart's attorney. Byrd did not say how he knew the racial makeup of the grand jury. "That's the information ...

... years of strife within the tribe. The infighting divided tribal government and pitted its highest court against Chief Joe Byrd's administration. Several hours of discussions Wednesday brought a vote to limit the authority of that court, the ...

... Congregational Church. In Jackson, a tornado warning was issued 22 minutes before the twister hit. That gave lawyer Joe Byrd and law clerk Jen Free plenty of time to get from his office to a concrete storage area in the basement. "It's like ...