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Application (24A290) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice ...

The Supreme Court is allowing Missouri to proceed with its plan to execute death row inmate Marcellus Williams ...

The high court’s rejection ensured Marcellus Williams' execution without resolving a state investigation into his innocence ...

The execution came despite one of the prosecutors in the case saying that Williams' life should be spared because DNA did not ...

Missouri will execute an innocent man, Marcellus 'Khaliifah' Williams, said Williams' attorney, Tricia Rojo Bushnell.

Missouri was the first state to enact a near-total ban on abortion. This November, Missouri voters have the chance to reverse ...

Despite Bell's motion, the Missouri Supreme Court in June set the Sept. 24 execution date ... the genetic material on the knife handle can form a basis for a ‘clear and convincing showing ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge declined Thursday to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Marcellus Williams, a Missouri man ...

Despite Bell's motion, the Missouri Supreme Court in June set the Sept. 24 execution date ... the genetic material on the knife handle can form a basis for a ‘clear and convincing showing ...