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3 weeks ago

A judge says Missouri’s GOP governor has the power to replace a Democratic county’s prosecutor

— A Missouri judge ruled Friday that the state’s Republican governor, not a local Democratic official, has the power to fill a vacancy in the prosecutor’s office for the state’s most populous county. A spokesperson said St. Louis County would appeal St. Louis Circuit Judge Brian May’s decision siding with Gov. “The voice of St. Louis County residents is taken …

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3 weeks ago

Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man

Associated Press

— A white former Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man was released from prison Friday after Missouri’s governor commuted his sentence to parole. Johnson said in a statement that DeValkenaere had an outstanding record of service, adding: “While we strongly maintain that Eric is completely innocent, even those …

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4 weeks ago

Missouri governor and St. Louis County executive name appointees for same prosecutor job

Associated Press

— When the elected prosecutor in Missouri’s largest county leaves his job for a seat in Congress next month, an appointed replacement will take his spot. But Page counters that the relevant law here is the St. Louis County Charter, which “clearly states that the county executive is authorized to appoint the prosecuting attorney when a vacancy occurs,” his spokesman, …

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3 months ago

A Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It's rarely granted

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Their pleas to spare Robert …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts: Marcellus Williams execution shows "how much politics factors into capital punishment"

Salon

The Tuesday execution of Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams, a Missouri man held on death row for 23 years for a 1998 murder he maintained he did not commit, followed months of pleas to have his life spared. The original prosecuting office's "concession of error" in this way makes Williams' case both "unusual" and "quite extraordinary," argued Austin Sarat, a Salon contributor …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: The Death Of Marcellus Williams Proves Justice In America Is A Myth

Huff Post

In an attempt to reach at-risk youth in Washington, D.C., the metropolitan police department created a go-go band. He couldn’t believe that the police department had a go-go band or that they were playing in schools or that they were even remotely talented enough to perform listenable music. I will also never forget what he said after he was done …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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’ …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

White officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn’t have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit

Associated Press

A federal judge has partially sided with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a now-imprisoned white Kansas City, Missouri, police detective, ruling that the officer should not have entered the man’s backyard. U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips ruled Wednesday that Eric DeValkenaere violated 26-year-old Cameron Lamb’s Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure by …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

NAACP president urges Missouri governor to halt execution planned for next week

Associated Press

Executing a Black man in Missouri who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice,” the president of the NAACP said in a letter Wednesday calling on the governor to halt the execution planned for next week. None of the physical evidence has linked Williams to the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle, according to …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The St. Louis County …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Court appeals, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away. Democratic St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell cited questions about DNA evidence on the murder weapon in requesting a hearing challenging Williams’ guilt. With …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Parson says Ashcroft is blocking effort to ban unregulated THC because of hurt feelings

Associated Press

Mike Parson on Thursday accused Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft of thwarting an executive order to ban various forms of the cannabis compound THC over “hurt feelings” because Parson endorsed Ashcroft’s GOP rival in the recent gubernatorial primary Ashcroft lost. Ashcroft did not sign-off on Parson’s August emergency executive order banning the sale of unregulated THC substances. I am disgusted …

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5 months ago

Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe wins Republican nomination for governorship

Associated Press

▶ Follow AP’s live coverage of the 2024 election COLUMBIA, Mo. Mike Kehoe speaks to a crowd of supporters during his primary election watch party on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 at Capital Bluffs Event Center in Jefferson City, Mo. Kehoe edged out Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel to win the GOP nomination, a huge advantage …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Missouri bans sale of Delta-8 THC and other unregulated CBD intoxicants

Associated Press

— Missouri is banning the sale of drinks, candy and other foods made with hemp-derived intoxicating substances, Republican Gov. Parson cited health concerns and lack of research on Delta-8 THC and similar unregulated CBD substances. While there is a lack of government regulation for the CBD-derived products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did approve one drug that contains CBD …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Hearing set to determine if a Missouri death row inmate is innocent. His execution is a month later

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — A Missouri judge on Tuesday set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just a little over a month before Williams is scheduled to die. In this instance, it isn’t certain St. Louis County Circuit Judge …

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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.” …

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7 months ago

Execution date set for Missouri inmate, even as he awaits hearing on claim of actual innocence

The Independent

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9 months ago

Missouri man executed for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006

Associated Press

— A Missouri man was executed Tuesday for killing his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago in an attack that left the couple’s 4-year-old daughter home alone and unharmed. After they went to bed, Dorsey took a shotgun from the garage and killed both of them before sexually assaulting Sarah Bonnie’s body, prosecutors said. Mike Parson denied a …

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9 months ago

Death row inmate faces ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein isn’t found

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man due for …

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9 months ago

Missouri to reduce risk of suffering if man requires surgical procedure at execution

The Independent

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9 months ago

Missouri governor denies clemency for man scheduled for execution on Tuesday

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday denied clemency for Brian Dorsey one day before the inmate’s scheduled execution for killing his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago. The clemency petition included requests from 72 current and former corrections officers who vouched for Dorsey’s rehabilitation while behind bars, as well as support from a former Missouri …

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A judge says Missouri’s GOP governor has the power to replace a Democratic county’s prosecutor

Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man

Missouri governor and St. Louis County executive name appointees for same prosecutor job

A Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It's rarely granted

Experts: Marcellus Williams execution shows "how much politics factors into capital punishment"

Opinion: The Death Of Marcellus Williams Proves Justice In America Is A Myth

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

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

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

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

White officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn’t have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit

NAACP president urges Missouri governor to halt execution planned for next week

Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

Court appeals, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

Parson says Ashcroft is blocking effort to ban unregulated THC because of hurt feelings

Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe wins Republican nomination for governorship

Missouri bans sale of Delta-8 THC and other unregulated CBD intoxicants

Hearing set to determine if a Missouri death row inmate is innocent. His execution is a month later

Missouri governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on Tuesday

Execution date set for Missouri inmate, even as he awaits hearing on claim of actual innocence

Missouri man executed for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006

Death row inmate faces ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if good vein isn’t found

Missouri to reduce risk of suffering if man requires surgical procedure at execution

Missouri governor denies clemency for man scheduled for execution on Tuesday