Missouri is set Tuesday to execute Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate whose case has spurred several efforts to save his life amid doubts about the evidence presented at his 2001 murder trial and the actions of a trial lawyer in the case.
The attorneys are asking for the court to either find that those actions violated Williams’ rights or have a lower court address those issues.
A St. Louis County circuit judge and Gayle’s family also agreed to the deal, but state Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, opposed it, and the state Supreme Court agreed.
A judge ultimately rejected the motion to vacate, a ruling Williams’ attorneys appealed to the state Supreme Court in the hearing Monday.
In addition to the state Supreme Court appeal, Williams’ attorneys also have an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court and a clemency request before Missouri Gov.
Persons:
Marcellus Williams, Williams, Felicia, Lisha, Gayle, Louis, “, Marcellus Williams ’, Jonathan Potts, Potts, ” “, ”, Michael Spillane, Wesley Bell, Louis County, Bell, St, Andrew Bailey, Mike Parson, Parson
Organizations:
Reuters, Missouri Supreme Court, Democrat, Republican, U.S, Supreme, Missouri Gov, NAACP
Locations:
Missouri, St, Louis, Louis County