by Mike Lear | Jun 12, 2014 | News
A hearing date of September 9 has been set for the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear arguments in the case of a convicted Missouri inmate whose execution was halted last month. The U.S. Supreme Court wants the Appeals Court to hear the claims by attorneys for...
by Mike Lear | May 21, 2014 | News
The execution of convicted Missouri inmate Russell Bucklew has been halted by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court ruled the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals should consider the appeal filed by Bucklew’s attorneys. They argue that a rare medical...
by Mike Lear | May 2, 2014 | News
Attorneys for condemned Missouri inmate Russell Bucklew and others say a botched execution this week in Oklahoma is reason for concern regarding Missouri’s procedures. St. Louis Public Radio’s Chris McDaniel talks with Mike Lear about what’s happened...
by Mike Lear | Apr 23, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
The state of Missouri has carried out the execution of William Rousan, who was convicted of the murders of Grace and Charles Lewis in 1993. Following his execution early Wednesday morning, one of the Lewises’ children, Michael, read the following statement to...
by Mike Lear | Feb 26, 2014 | News
Upon the completion of the execution of Michael Taylor, Attorney General Chris Koster released this statement: “Over 9,100 days have passed since the morning Michael Taylor and Roderick Nunley kidnapped 15-year-old Ann Harrison as she waited for her school bus....