by Marshall Griffin | Aug 25, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
A Missouri death row inmate is suing Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey for allowing the state to move forward with his pending execution. Attorneys for Marcellus Williams say he’s innocent of the crime he was convicted of – the 1998 murder of Felicia...
by Jessica Machetta | Feb 20, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri Department of Corrections is prepared to carry out the execution of Michael Taylor on Feb. 26 pursuant to the warrant issued by the Missouri Supreme Court. That’s the statement from the Department itself, and backed by the Governor. A compounding...
by Jessica Machetta | Nov 20, 2013 | Crime / Courts, News
Joseph Paul Franklin was to be executed at 12:01 a.m., Nov. 20, 2013. The Department of Corrections has until 11:59 p.m. to carry out the state’s orders, allowing time for any legal descrepancies to be resolved. Here’s a timeline of the last-hours efforts...
by Jessica Machetta | Nov 18, 2013 | News
The Governor’s Office today released the following statement in a press release from Gov. Jay Nixon regarding his decision on the petition for clemency from Joseph P. Franklin: “Earlier today, I received from my counsel a final briefing on the petition for...
by Jessica Machetta | Jun 12, 2013 | Crime / Courts, News
A Poplar Bluff man has served nearly 15 years of a life sentence, and of a death sentence. However, the Supreme Court now says his sentencing hearing was unfair. Terrance Anderson was sentenced to death for shooting to death his ex-girlfriend’s mother in Poplar...
