Legislation being considered by a Missouri House committee would bar judges from sentencing someone to death in cases where a jury is deadlocked on a sentence. HB 2747 is sponsored by State Rep. Bishop Davidson, R-Republic. “We are one of (two) states that have...
The state of Missouri is set to execute Marcellus Williams in just a few hours. Both the Missouri Supreme Court and Gov. Mike Parson have refused to halt his scheduled execution, which is scheduled as early as 6:00 p.m. Williams has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court,...
The Missouri Supreme Court is weighing whether Gov. Mike Parson had the legal authority to dissolve a board of inquiry looking into whether Marcellus Williams might be innocent of murder. He was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of former St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
When a jury cannot unanimously agree on a prison sentence for someone who is convicted of first-degree murder, Missouri law allows the trial’s judge to decide whether the person should be sentenced to death. Rep. Bishop Davidson, R-Republic, is sponsoring a bill that...
St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell wants Marcellus Williams’ murder conviction and death penalty overturned. He filed a motion Friday in St. Louis County Circuit Court which said in part that there is “compelling evidence” that Williams “may be innocent or may...
