Exonerees and advocates are calling out Missouri's Republican attorney general for pushing for a man's upcoming execution despite opposition from the local prosecutor. Marcellus Williams is scheduled to die on Sept. 24. St. Louis County's prosecutor filed a motion in January to vacate Williams’ 1998 murder conviction, citing DNA evidence.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Bailey has opposed efforts to release people from prison after courts have overturned their murder convictions. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
Krone and other advocates spoke to reporters in the state Capitol building flanked by signs that read, “You can release an innocent man from prison, but you can’t release him from the grave.
In January, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell submitted a motion to vacate Williams’ 1998 murder conviction, citing DNA evidence.allows prosecuting attorneys to file a motion to vacate a conviction if they believe an inmate could be innocent or was otherwise erroneously convicted.
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