by Mike Lear | Dec 11, 2013 | Crime / Courts, News
A convicted murderer is still alive at this hour as the state awaits action by the U.S. Supreme Court. A federal appeals court is standing by a stay it placed on the execution of 41-year-old Allen Nicklasson. That caused Attorney General Chris Koster to appeal to the...
by Jessica Machetta | Dec 9, 2013 | Crime / Courts, News
The Supreme Court has issued an execution date for Herbert Smulls, 56, who was sentenced to death for the 1991 shooting of Stephen and Florence Honickman at a St. Louis County jewelry store they owned and operated. The Supreme Court has issued an execution warrant,...
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...
