Missouri’s long-running debate over the death penalty returned to the Capitol on Monday, as Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis County, pushed once again to abolish it. He said one myth is that executions save the state money. “Fact of the matter is, anybody that’s put...
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...
Anti-death penalty advocates gathered at the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday, urging Governor Mike Kehoe to stop the scheduled execution of Lance Shockley, convicted in the 2005 murder of a Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Shockley has maintained his innocence. Missouri...
“Missouri should not be a party to murder.” That’s the message from Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty, a group who has dropped off nearly 7,000 signatures to Gov. Mike Parson’s office. The anti-death penalty group wants Parson to block Tuesday’s scheduled...
When a jury does not reach a unanimous decision in first-degree murder cases, current Missouri law still allows trial judges to sentence defendants to death. Alisa Nelson talks to Representative Bishop Davidson about his bill that would ban judges from issuing death...
