by Mike Lear | Jun 17, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to overturn a stay of execution for condemned inmate John Winfield, who is scheduled to be executed just after midnight tonight. A federal judge issued the stay Friday based on arguments that...
by Mike Lear | Jun 16, 2014 | News
Attorneys for convicted murderer John Winfield have asked U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito to issue a stay in Winfield’s execution, scheduled for early Wednesday morning at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center at Bonne...
by Mike Lear | Jun 12, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
The Attorney General’s Office has filed its response to the stay of execution issued for convicted inmate John Winfield, who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday. A federal judge on Thursday issued the stay citing concerns that Department of Corrections...
by Mike Lear | Jun 12, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
A federal judge has issued a stay in the execution of condemned inmate John Winfield, which is scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry cites concerns that Department of Corrections officials interfered with the clemency process....
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...