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Prosecuting Attorney, 21st Judicial Circuit, ex rel. Marcellus Williams v. Missouri

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Emergency application for stay of execution is denied on Sept. 24, 2024. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson would grant the application for stay.
Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24A290 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2024

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the execution of Marcellus Williams to review issues of constitutional errors, racism, and bad faith at his trial.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 23 2024Application (24A290) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Sep 24 2024Application (24A290) referred to the Court.
Sep 24 2024Application (24A290) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would grant the application for stay of execution of sentence of death.
Sep 24 2024Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.