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
Last-ditch efforts seek to halt looming execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a ruling upholding Marcellus Williams' conviction and sentence.
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.
NAACP Urgently Calls on Missouri Governor to Halt Execution of Marcellus Williams
NAACP calls on Missouri's Gov. Mike Parson to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams, a Black man on death row, citing racial bias and lack of evidence.
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.
Marcellus Williams asks U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled Tuesday execution
Williams was still set to die by lethal injection next week for the 1998 murder of former Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia “Lisha” Gayle in 1998.
Marcellus Williams appeals to U.S. Supreme Court in series of efforts to stop MO execution
The Supreme Court petition is the latest legal action Marcellus Williams’ team is pursuing to save his life. They also have a clemency application before the governor and a separate federal motion.
Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt Williams’ execution
Meanwhile, attorneys for Williams have submitted a clemency petition to Gov. Mike Parson that emphasizes how relatives of the murder victim oppose the execution. Williams, 55, is set to die by injection Sept.
Wesley Bell will appeal ruling in Marcellus Williams case, man set to die in a week
The notice to appeal was filed Monday night by attorney Matthew Jacober, special counsel for the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell's office.
Latest on Marcellus Williams' court appeal, clemency petition
Williams, 55, is set to die by injection Sept. 24 for the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle inside her home in University City, Missouri. It would be the third execution in Missouri this year and the 14th nationwide.
Prosecutors, Jurors, and the Victim’s Family Want His Execution Tossed. Will it Matter?
Williams was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He’s set to be executed next week unless the governor ...
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University of Missouri hosts event spotlighting issues in Marcellus Williams' case
COLUMBIA - The University of Missouri Wednesday night hosted a public event at Hulston Hall regarding Marcellus Williams, the ...
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NAACP calls for clemency for Marcellus Williams
Williams, who is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24, was convicted for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, a former ...
Man scheduled for execution next week in Missouri says his trial excluded Black jurors
Keith Larner, who was the prosecutor on Marcellus Williams’ murder case in St. Louis County, said he struck a potential juror ...