NAACP, Missouri and Black Death Row
NAACP Urges Missouri Governor To Stop Execution Of Black Death Row Inmate Planned For Next Week
Taking the life of Marcellus Williams would be an unequivocal statement that when a white woman is killed, a Black man must die. And any Black man will do,” read a part of the organization's letter.
NAACP Calls For Missouri Gov. To Stop Execution Of Black Death Row Inmate
The NAACP is urging Missouri Governor Mike Parson to stop the scheduled execution of Marcellus Williams on Tuesday (September 24), Essence reports. Williams, now 55, was convicted in 1998 of killing former newspaper reporter Felicia Gayle.
NAACP Urgently Calls on Missouri Governor to Halt Execution of Marcellus Williams
NAACP calls on Missouri's Gov. Mike Parson to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams, a Black man on death row, citing racial bias and lack of evidence.
Missouri inmate faces execution for crime he did not commit
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has a history of pushing for the execution of those found innocent. #antiracism #deathpenaltiy #missouri
Marcellus Williams asks U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled Tuesday execution
Williams was still set to die by lethal injection next week for the 1998 murder of former Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia “Lisha” Gayle in 1998.
Congresswoman Bush Urges Missouri Governor Parson To Halt Marcellus Williams Execution
Congresswoman (MO-01) sent a letter to Missouri Governor Mike Parson urging him to grant clemency and halt the execution of Marcellus Williams, scheduled for Tuesday, September 24, 2024, despite strong evidence of his innocence.
NAACP President Urges Missouri Governor to Halt Execution Planned for Next Week
The president of the NAACP is urging Missouri's governor to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams scheduled for Tuesday, writing that executing a Black man who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice.
A Missouri death row inmate set to be executed in less than a week asks the US Supreme Court to halt his execution
A death row inmate in Missouri who has long claimed his innocence and is scheduled to be executed in less than one week asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday for a stay of execution, arguing his due process rights were denied during the yearslong legal battle to save his life.
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NAACP calls for clemency for Marcellus Williams
The NAACP is making urgent appeals to Missouri Governor Mike Parson to halt the impending execution of Marcellus Williams, ...
Man scheduled for execution next week in Missouri says his trial excluded Black jurors
Keith Larner, who was the prosecutor on Marcellus Williams’ murder case in St. Louis County, said he struck a potential juror ...
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‘That hair looks suspicious to me;’ Lawyers for Marcellus Williams accuse investigator of racial bias
This week, lawyers for Marcellus Williams initiated a series of efforts to save his life. Williams, 55, is set to die by ...
Last-ditch efforts seek to halt looming execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a ruling upholding Marcellus Williams' ...
Despite Prosecutors' 'Concerns' About Conviction, Marcellus Williams Still on Death Row After Judge's Ruling
St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell vowed to "continue to work to prevent" the execution of a man he does not believe is ...
Two new court filings could postpone execution of Marcellus Williams
Either court could issue a stay on Marcellus Williams' execution, set for Sept. 24, to give the judges time to review the ...