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In Missouri, a death row inmate is facing execution after the state Supreme Court refused to halt it.
In 2001, Marcellus Williams was convicted of the 1998 stabbing death of a former newspaper reporter.
Williams has always maintained his innocence, and in a rare move, St. Louis' top prosecutor filed a motion to vacate the conviction in January.
One of the reasons cited was that a prosecutor in the original trial admitted he rejected a potential juror because, like Williams, the juror was Black.
As of now, the only person who can stop the execution is Governor Michael Parson.
The governor issued a statement on Monday, Sept. 25, saying he does not plan to intervene, citing 15 hearings that upheld Williams' conviction.
Williams is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday, Sept. 24.
In Missouri, a death row inmate is facing execution after the state Supreme Court refused to halt it.
In 2001, Marcellus Williams was convicted of the 1998 stabbing death of a former newspaper reporter.
Williams has always maintained his innocence, and in a rare move, St. Louis' top prosecutor filed a motion to vacate the conviction in January.
One of the reasons cited was that a prosecutor in the original trial admitted he rejected a potential juror because, like Williams, the juror was Black.
As of now, the only person who can stop the execution is Governor Michael Parson.
The governor issued a statement on Monday, Sept. 25, saying he does not plan to intervene, citing 15 hearings that upheld Williams' conviction.
Williams is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday, Sept. 24.
