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Some of these tactics sound far out, but they seem to be working. Although Mississippi judges frequently sentence Negroes to death for rape and murder, a determined group of lawyers has managed to block every Mississippi execution for close to three years, mainly on the basis of the contention that juries there are segregated. The A.C.L.U. and Legal Defense Fund have already obtained a restraining injunction in Florida that bars any executions until the suit is decided. A decision on the California injunction request is due this week. Since both sides in the Florida case have promised to appeal adverse decisions right up to the Supreme Court, a final determination is likely to be years away.