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Jackson murder suspect Brandon Mitchell walks into a Carroll County courtroom Thursday for a pretrial conference. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)

OSSIPEE — Jackson murder suspect Brandon Mitchell's case is officially slated to go to trial after a final pretrial conference was held Thursday morning, meaning that a mediation effort that the judge called for last month failed to result in a plea deal negotiation. 

Hundreds of potential jurors will be summonsed.

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