Nunley execution stayed — for now

Roderick Nunley was sentenced to death by a judge for the 1989 kidnapping, rape and murder of teenager Ann Harris in Kansas City. The death sentence was to be carried out at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 20. However, the and U.S. Surpeme courts have ruled that only a full jury can...

Execution stay upheld; appeals coming

A three-judge panel of the Federal Appeals Court in St. Louis has upheld the stay of execution for Roderick Nunley who had been scheduled to die just after midnight. Attorney General Chris Koster is preparing an appeal.  The case is likely to become a matter for the...

Koster says Nunley should die by his own rules (AUDIO)

A federal circuit court in St. Louis is considering whether to continue the stay of execution for prisoner Roderick Nunley.  The corrections department is continuing to prepare for Nunley’s execution while the case is in process. Nunley says his death penalty is...

Judge grants stay for Nunley execution

State prison inmate Roderick Nunley has been granted a stay from his midnight execution that was scheduled for Tuesday night. The Kansas City Star reports that Chief U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan granted the stay, as Nunley’s lawyers asked for...