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...
The execution of convicted Missouri inmate Russell Bucklew has been halted by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court ruled the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals should consider the appeal filed by Bucklew’s attorneys. They argue that a rare medical...
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution for condemned Missouri inmate Russell Bucklew. He was sentenced to die by lethal injection after midnight Wednesday morning for the 1996 murder of Michael Sanders. Attorney General Chris Koster (D) says the full...
The State Supreme Court has set an execution date for condemned inmate John Winfield, who was sentenced to death for the 1996 murders of Arthea Sanders and Shawnee Murphy, friends of his ex-girlfriend. He is scheduled to die by lethal injection June 18 at the Eastern...
Attorneys for condemned Missouri inmate Russell Bucklew and others say a botched execution this week in Oklahoma is reason for concern regarding Missouri’s procedures. St. Louis Public Radio’s Chris McDaniel talks with Mike Lear about what’s happened...
