Missouri Supreme Court weighs fate of Marcellus Williams before his scheduled execution
Williams is set to be executed Tuesday for the 1998 killing of Felicia Gayle, a crime that he has always denied any role in. His attorneys have launched multiple legal battles in an attempt to save his life.
Marcellus Williams' fate in hands of Missouri Supreme Court after Monday's oral arguments
Marcellus Williams' lawyer focused on what he said was a prosecutor's admission that he illegally struck at least one juror because of his race in the original trial.
The life of Marcellus Williams is now in the hands of Missouri’s governor, and state and federal high courts
Marcellus Williams was facing what may be his last 48 hours of existence, a crucial period with court cases to spare his life currently underway at both the Missouri and U.S. Supreme Courts.
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If courts fail to intervene, Missouri governor must halt the execution of Marcellus Williams
Missouri plans to execute Marcellus Williams on Sept. 24. If that occurs, he’d be the 100th person executed in our state since 1989, a shameful milestone, and another instance of executing a possibly innocent person.
Missouri Supreme Court to hear arguments on the effort to stop the execution of death row inmate Marcellus Williams
Williams, 55, was convicted of killing Felicia Gayle, a former newspaper reporter ... argued in a January motion that DNA testing of the murder weapon could exclude Williams as Gayle’s killer. But the argument fell apart last month in the face of ...
Governor: Missouri to carry out execution of Marcellus Williams
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced that the state will carry out the execution of Marcellus Williams on Sept. 24. Williams was convicted of murdering Felicia Gayle in 1998, stabbing her 43 times during a burglary.
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 Supreme Court declines to halt tomorrow’s execution of a death row inmate who proseuctor says might be innocent
One day before he’s scheduled to be executed, a Missouri death row inmate could learn whether his fate will change after the state’s Supreme Court heard arguments in his case Monday. Marcellus Williams,
Missouri Supreme Court to Consider Death Row Case a Day Before Scheduled Execution
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments as attorneys working on behalf of Marcellus Williams seek to save him, just a day before his scheduled execution
Attorney for Missouri man seeking to halt execution cites exclusion of potential Black juror
An attorney for a Missouri man facing execution is arguing to halt the lethal injection because the trial prosecutor prevented a Black man who looked similar to the defendant from serving on the jury
Missouri Considering Marcellus Williams Case Day Before Scheduled Execution
The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear last-minute arguments on Monday to consider the death row case of Marcellus Williams, just one day before his scheduled execution. Oral arguments are set to take place Monday morning before the Missouri Supreme Court as Williams' attorneys fight to halt his execution.
State to carry out sentence of Marcellus Williams
The State of Missouri will carry out the sentence of Marcellus Williams, according to an order by the Supreme Court of ...
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Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt tomorrow’s execution of a death row inmate who prosecutor says might be innocent
Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted of killing Felicia Gayle, a former newspaper reporter ... said in its January ...
NAACP President: Gov. Parson must stop Tuesday's planned execution of an innocent man
Michelle Smith, of Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty, addresses a rally supporting an innocence hearing for Missouri ...
US Man Faces Death In First Of Five Executions Over Next Week
A man convicted of the murder of a store clerk is to be put to death by lethal injection in South Carolina on Friday, one of ...
Prosecutors, Jurors, and the Victim’s Family Want His Execution Tossed. Will it Matter?
Prosecutors, jurors, and the victim’s family want Marcellus Williams’ execution tossed. He’s still set to be executed next ...
Family of Missouri woman murdered in home 'exasperated' as execution approaches
Former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle was 42 when she was killed. Now with her killer set for execution, her ...