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Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite questions about evidence
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The Guardian - World
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction
Williams long maintained his innocence and the killing was opposed by victim’s family, jurors and office that tried him. Missouri executed a man on death row on Tuesday, despite objections from ...1 hour ago -
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Marcellus Williams execution set to happen in Missouri
Marcellus William is facing execution in Missouri Tuesday after the state's Supreme Court and the state's governor both rejected pleas to halt the procedure. Williams has asserted his innocence, ...12 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Supreme Court allows Missouri to execute Marcellus Williams
The Supreme Court refused to block Missouri from executing Marcellus Williams on Tuesday amid questions about the jury selection process and key evidence used in convicting him of murder in 2001. ...4 hours ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
Defense Lawyers Scramble to Halt Marcellus Williams’s Execution in Missouri
A hearing on Monday in the state’s Supreme Court could determine whether Marcellus Williams is executed on Tuesday for a 1998 murder conviction.Yesterday -
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Marcellus Williams' execution set to proceed, Missouri Supreme Court rules
Lawyers for Marcellus Williams, who maintains his innocence, argued Monday the execution should be halted over the exclusion of a potential Black juror.Yesterday -
NBC News - Top stories
Marcellus Williams executed in Missouri after prosecutor tried to stop it
A Missouri man convicted of murder was executed Tuesday evening after the the governor and the Supreme Court rejected efforts by his attorneys and the prosecutor's office to halt the execution.2 hours ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
Marcellus Williams Executed in Missouri After Long Fight for Exoneration
Marcellus Williams, who was convicted of a 1998 murder in suburban St. Louis, maintained he was innocent. But the courts and the governor were not persuaded.54 minutes ago -
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Death row inmate Marcellus Williams executed by lethal injection in Missouri
Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was executed by lethal injection Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle.1 hour ago
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