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Missouri inmate with innocence claim appeals to Supreme Court ahead of September 24 execution
Missouri inmate with innocence claim appeals to Supreme Court ahead of September 24 execution - Marcellus Williams, 55, avoided execution at last minute in 2017
A Missouri death row inmate set to be executed in less than a week asks the US Supreme Court to halt his execution
A death row inmate in Missouri who has long claimed his innocence and is scheduled to be executed in less than one week asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday for a stay of execution, arguing his due process rights were denied during the yearslong legal battle to save his life.
Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away.
Court appeals, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge's ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away.
NAACP President Urges Missouri Governor to Halt Execution Planned for Next Week
The president of the NAACP is urging Missouri's governor to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams scheduled for Tuesday, writing that executing a Black man who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice.
NAACP Calls For Missouri Gov. To Stop Execution Of Black Death Row Inmate
The NAACP is urging Missouri Governor Mike Parson to stop the scheduled execution of Marcellus Williams on Tuesday (September 24), Essence reports. Williams, now 55, was convicted in 1998 of killing former newspaper reporter Felicia Gayle.
NAACP Urges Missouri Governor To Stop Execution Of Black Death Row Inmate Planned For Next Week
Taking the life of Marcellus Williams would be an unequivocal statement that when a white woman is killed, a Black man must die. And any Black man will do,” read a part of the organization's letter.
Missouri ballot initiatives begin spending big on TV ads after surviving court challenges
Political TV ads already are running in Missouri, with many more scheduled in October as campaigns for and against ballot ...
Missouri High Court Restores Abortion Measure to Ballot
The court ruled hours before the state’s deadline for printing ballots for absentee voters, reversing the secretary of state ...
Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules
The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether an abortion-rights amendment will go before the state's voters this year.
Missouri high court allows abortion measure to stay on fall ballot
In a state that bans almost all abortions, the constitutional amendment would allow the procedure until fetal viability. A ...
Missouri Supreme Court orders that abortion-rights amendment remain on November ballot
The swift decision by the Missouri Supreme Court followed several 11th hour attempts by Republican politicians to keep the ...
Missouri Supreme Court Keeps Abortion-Rights Measure on Fall Ballot
Missouri's high court ruled to keep a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights on the ballot in November.
Missouri Supreme Court rules abortion rights measure will be on state ballot
Missouri's top court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed abortion rights amendment to the state constitution will appear on the ...
Missouri abortion-rights measure will be on ballot, court rules
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an amendment to restore abortion rights in the state will be on the ballot.
Former MSHP trooper charged with felony invasion of privacy scheduled to be in court Thurs.
NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - The former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper accused of stealing intimate photos of ...