Missouri Supreme Court denies death row inmate’s appeal
5 years, 1 month ago

Missouri Supreme Court denies death row inmate’s appeal

Associated Press  

— Missouri Supreme Court judges have denied a death row inmate’s appeal. They wrote in a Tuesday ruling that Hosier’s trial attorney made reasonable decisions. Hosier claimed she should have recused herself because she prosecuted a case to get back child support that an ex-husband owed Gilpin decades earlier. Supreme Court judges wrote that no reasonable person would see even an appearance of impropriety in the trial judge later presiding over Hosier’s case.

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Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state's support
3 months ago

Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state's support

The Independent  

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Missouri executes man for 1998 murder of woman despite calls from victim's family to spare his life
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri executes man for 1998 murder of woman despite calls from victim's family to spare his life

New Indian Express  

"No juror nor judge has ever found Williams' innocence claim to be credible," Parson said in a statement. "Tonight, Missouri lynched another innocent Black man," NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement. Parson and the state Supreme Court rejected his appeals in quick succession Monday, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene hours before he was put to …

Missouri Executes A Man For The 1998 Killing Of A Woman Despite Her Family’s Calls To Spare His Life
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri Executes A Man For The 1998 Killing Of A Woman Despite Her Family’s Calls To Spare His Life

Huff Post  

FILE - This photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Marcellus Williams. Last month, Gayle’s relatives gave their blessings to an agreement between the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney’s office and Williams’ attorneys to commute the sentence to life in prison. Questions about DNA evidence also led St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell to request a hearing challenging …

Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life

Associated Press  

— A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Last month, Gayle’s relatives gave their blessings to an agreement between the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney’s office and Williams’ attorneys to …

Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing

Associated Press  

— A Missouri man seeking to avoid execution suffered dual setbacks Monday as the state’s top court and governor each rejected requests to cancel his scheduled lethal injection. The state Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, affirmed a lower court ruling rejecting Williams’ arguments. Parson said Williams received extensive legal opportunities to try to argue his innocence and accused Williams’ …

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution

Associated Press  

— The Missouri Supreme Court blocked an agreement that would spare the life of a man on death row. The ruling late Wednesday came hours after St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hilton approved a plan allowing Williams to enter a new no-contest plea to first-degree murder in the 1998 death of Lisha Gayle. Robin Maher, executive director of the …

Missouri Death Row Inmate Agrees To New Plea In Deal That Calls For Life Sentence Without Parole
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri Death Row Inmate Agrees To New Plea In Deal That Calls For Life Sentence Without Parole

Huff Post  

Joseph Amrine, who was exonerated two decades ago after spending years on death row, speaks at a rally to support Missouri death row inmates Marcellus Williams on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Clayton, Mo. — A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a revised …

Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole

Associated Press  

— A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a revised sentence of life in prison without parole. The complicated turn of events happened on the day that St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hinton was supposed to oversee a hearing requested by Prosecuting Attorney …

Utah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Utah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder

The Independent  

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Missouri Executes Man Weeks After He Was Hospitalized With Heart Problems
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Missouri Executes Man Weeks After He Was Hospitalized With Heart Problems

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BONNE TERRE, Mo. Mike Parson declined to grant clemency, citing Hosier’s “lack of remorse.” Parson, a Republican and former county sheriff, has overseen 10 executions since taking office in 2018. Detective Jason Miles told AP that Hosier made numerous comments to other people threatening to harm Angela Gilpin in the days before the killings. After the shootings, …

Missouri governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on Tuesday
7 months ago

Missouri governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on Tuesday

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Missouri Gov. “For these heinous acts, Hosier earned maximum punishment under the law.” Larry Komp, a federal public defender and one of Hosier’s attorneys, said no court appeals are pending. “The context of his life history with the paucity of evidence related to his guilt makes this a compounding of tragedies, nothing is gained by killing him.” …

The Astonishing Lengths Samuel Alito Will Go to Execute Death Row Inmates
7 months ago

The Astonishing Lengths Samuel Alito Will Go to Execute Death Row Inmates

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. During oral argument, Justice Samuel Alito, who would end up writing the majority opinion, likened the defendant to “Hannibal Lecter.” Related From Slate This Should Be a Wake-Up Call to the Biden Administration on the Death Penalty Justice Neil Gorsuch, notoriously impatient with …

Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A Missouri inmate who is due to be executed next month has been hospitalized because of a “medical emergency,” a spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Corrections said. “He was involved romantically with the victim,” said Randy Dampf, who was a Jefferson City police officer at the time of the killings and now works as an investigator …

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt execution of a man who killed 2 in 2006
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt execution of a man who killed 2 in 2006

Associated Press  

The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt the execution of Brian Dorsey, who is scheduled to die next month for killing his cousin and her husband 18 years ago. Powell also wrote that the state Supreme Court previously turned aside Dorsey’s claim that his trial lawyer was ineffective, and he is barred from raising that claim again. “The …

Missouri prosecutor seeks to overturn the conviction of an inmate who has spent decades on death row
11 months, 1 week ago

Missouri prosecutor seeks to overturn the conviction of an inmate who has spent decades on death row

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate Marcellus Williams is innocent of the crime that landed him on death row and very nearly cost him his life, and he is seeking to overturn Williams’ conviction. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell filed a court motion Friday to vacate the conviction of Williams, 55, who narrowly escaped …

Supreme Court will consider overturning Oklahoma death row prisoner Glossip’s murder conviction
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court will consider overturning Oklahoma death row prisoner Glossip’s murder conviction

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear an appeal from Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. “Public confidence in the death penalty requires the highest standard of reliability, so it is appropriate that the U.S. Supreme Court will review this …

Supreme Court takes up appeal of Oklahoma death row inmate after state attorney general admitted mistakes
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court takes up appeal of Oklahoma death row inmate after state attorney general admitted mistakes

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up the extraordinary appeal of an Oklahoma death row inmate named Richard Glossip, a man who even the state attorney general said should not be executed. “We are grateful that the court is providing Richard Glossip the opportunity to argue that Oklahoma should not be permitted to kill him,” Glossip’s …

Execution date set for Missouri man who killed his cousin and her husband in 2006
1 year ago

Execution date set for Missouri man who killed his cousin and her husband in 2006

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday set an April execution date for Brian Dorsey, a central Missouri man convicted of killing his cousin and her husband in 2006. Dorsey, formerly of Jefferson City, was convicted of killing his cousin, Sarah Bonnie, and her husband, Ben, on Dec. 23, 2006, at their home near New Bloomfield. Prosecutors said …

Federal appeals court halts Missouri execution, leading state to appeal
1 year, 5 months ago

Federal appeals court halts Missouri execution, leading state to appeal

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court panel has halted next month’s planned execution of a 45-year-old Missouri man convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl, though the state is appealing the ruling. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday voted 2-1 to stop the execution of Johnny Johnson, who is scheduled to receive a lethal injection next Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne …

Missouri woman imprisoned for 42 years to get court hearing that could lead to release
1 year, 6 months ago

Missouri woman imprisoned for 42 years to get court hearing that could lead to release

Associated Press  

— A Missouri woman who has spent more than four decades in prison for a murder her supporters believe she did not commit will get a court hearing that could lead to her release. The Missouri attorney general’s office has agreed to an evidentiary hearing for Sandra Hemme, 63, who was convicted of murder in the Nov. 12, 1980, killing …

Supreme Court temporarily halts impending Richard Glossip execution amid potential appeal
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court temporarily halts impending Richard Glossip execution amid potential appeal

The Independent  

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Alabama Supreme Court denies new trial for death row inmate
2 years ago

Alabama Supreme Court denies new trial for death row inmate

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday denied a new trial for a death row inmate in a case that has seen the district attorney, former state attorney general and a former chief justice join calls to reexamine his conviction. Johnson’s lawyers had argued he was due a new trial because the state failed to disclose a key …

Missouri woman, 19, denied emergency motion demanding to be allowed to watch her father's execution
2 years, 1 month ago

Missouri woman, 19, denied emergency motion demanding to be allowed to watch her father's execution

Daily Mail  

Kevin Johnson is due to be executed on Tuesday November 29 for killing a cop Now she has asked for the Missouri governor to grant her father clemency She developed her relationship with her father through visits, calls and letters Corionsa Ramey was two when her father was put in prison for the killing A federal judge said the state …

Judge denies Missouri prosecutor request to halt execution
2 years, 1 month ago

Judge denies Missouri prosecutor request to halt execution

Associated Press  

— A Missouri man who killed a police officer still faces execution later this month after a judge denied a special prosecutor’s request to halt the death sentence. McEntee and the law enforcement community.” Keenan’s court filing said former St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch’s office handled five cases involving the deaths of police officers during his 28 years in …

Judge denies Missouri prosecutor request to halt execution
2 years, 1 month ago

Judge denies Missouri prosecutor request to halt execution

The Independent  

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Condemned Missouri man asks Supreme Court to intervene
2 years, 2 months ago

Condemned Missouri man asks Supreme Court to intervene

Associated Press  

A Missouri man sentenced to death for killing a police officer in a fit of rage over his brother’s death is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution planned for later this month, in part because the man was a teenager at the time of the killing. Johnson saw officers arrive and awoke his 12-year-old brother, Joseph “Bam …

Condemned Missouri man asks Supreme Court to intervene
2 years, 2 months ago

Condemned Missouri man asks Supreme Court to intervene

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Missouri man sentenced to death for killing …

Oklahoma court denies new hearing for death row inmate
2 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma court denies new hearing for death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday denied death row inmate Richard Glossip’s request for a new evidentiary hearing that his attorneys suggest would prove his innocence in the 1997 beating death of Glossip’s boss at an Oklahoma City motel. The court also cast doubt on Glossip’s theory that his co-defendant, Justin Sneed, acted alone or with his …

Claiming innocence, Alabama death row inmate seeks new trial
2 years, 4 months ago

Claiming innocence, Alabama death row inmate seeks new trial

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Toforest Johnson, 49, has spent half his life on Alabama’s death row for the murder of a sheriff’s deputy, a killing he says he did not commit. Former Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley, former Chief Justice Drayton Nabers, and several former judges and prosecutors submitted briefs to the circuit court, or wrote editorials, supporting a new trial …

Execution of Missouri man just the 5th in US this year
2 years, 8 months ago

Execution of Missouri man just the 5th in US this year

Associated Press  

A Missouri man who killed a couple during a robbery at their rural home more than a quarter of a century ago was put to death Tuesday, becoming just the fifth person executed in the United States this year. Please give love, show love, BE LOVE!” Parson, in a statement, said the couple killed, James and Zelma Long, “were innocent …

Supreme Court, governor decline to stop Missouri execution
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court, governor decline to stop Missouri execution

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to halt the upcoming execution of Missouri inmate Carman Deck, and Republican Gov. “The State of Missouri will carry out Mr. Deck’s sentence according to the Court’s order and deliver justice.” Deck’s attorney, Elizabeth Unger Carlyle, declined to comment. Deck, of the St. Louis area, admitted that he killed James Long, 69, and …

State high court won’t hear inmate appeal as execution looms
2 years, 8 months ago

State high court won’t hear inmate appeal as execution looms

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of an inmate facing execution this week who sought to have his case reopened after an unknown person’s DNA was found on one of the murder weapons. The state Court of Criminal Appeals ruled last week that Smith didn’t provide evidence that he is innocent of …

Federal court rejects Oklahoma death row inmates appeal
3 years, 1 month ago

Federal court rejects Oklahoma death row inmates appeal

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by four Oklahoma inmates to stay their executions scheduled over the next three months, including a planned lethal injection next week that has drawn international attention. Jen Moreno, an attorney for the four death row inmates, called the ruling “inexplicable.” “We’re kind of in the process of figuring out …

Ernest Johnson: Missouri executes man after US Supreme Court denies request for a delay
3 years, 3 months ago

Ernest Johnson: Missouri executes man after US Supreme Court denies request for a delay

CNN  

Washington CNN — Missouri executed death row inmate Ernest Johnson on Tuesday after the US Supreme Court rejected a petition earlier in the day that had sought to delay it, citing an intellectual disability. But the Supreme Court’s denial mirrored the Missouri Supreme Court’s May opinion declining to stop his execution. Johnson’s claim that he is not competent to be …

Court rejects Missouri AG’s requests in 1979 killings case
3 years, 3 months ago

Court rejects Missouri AG’s requests in 1979 killings case

Associated Press  

— A Missouri appeals court on Thursday denied the state attorney general’s request to recuse all Jackson County judges from presiding over an upcoming evidentiary hearing for a man who the county prosecutor says was wrongfully convicted in a triple murder more than 40 years ago. The Missouri Court of Appeals also denied Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s request to cancel …

Supreme Court rules against inmate in death penalty case
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court rules against inmate in death penalty case

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against an Alabama inmate whose lawyers argued that his trial counsel should have done more to try to show he is intellectually disabled and therefore he should be spared a death sentence. Circuit Court of Appeals finding and said that a state court had correctly rejected claims that Matthew Reeves had …

US Supreme Court rejects Oklahoma death row inmate’s appeal
5 years, 9 months ago

US Supreme Court rejects Oklahoma death row inmate’s appeal

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an Oklahoma death row inmate who argued that a racist juror tainted the outcome of his trial. The high court on Monday declined without comment to hear Julius Jones’ case, The Oklahoman reported. We will continue to investigate this and other issues as well.” Jones sought the appeal …

Justices rule against Missouri inmate with rare health issue
5 years, 9 months ago

Justices rule against Missouri inmate with rare health issue

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Missouri can execute an inmate who argued his rare medical condition will result in severe pain if he is put to death by lethal injection, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The court’s five conservative justices rejected Bucklew’s argument that subjecting him to lethal injection would violate the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Breyer wrote that he …

Supreme Court justices feuding openly over death penalty
5 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court justices feuding openly over death penalty

CNN  

Washington CNN — A controversial execution of a Muslim inmate in Alabama appears to have set off a rare public debate between Supreme Court justices over how the death penalty is enforced. She said the court is likely to move to the right in the coming years and “these three death penalty cases may demonstrate the court’s growing pains as …

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