#missouri execution

Micheal Smith is being executed in Alabama despite having an intellectual disability that would disqualify him from the death penalty in any other state. The only reason he is still being executed is because of a few confusing technicalities in Oklahoma law.

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Letter Writing Campaigns for oklahoma residents here:

Missouri is slated to execute Brian Dorsey despite his claims of ineffective counsel and the fact that he is picture of remorse and rehabilitation: he turned himself over to the police and pled guilty, has had a flawless prison record, currently resides in the honor ward while working as a prison barber (a highly coveted job only given to trust worthy inmates), and has about 60 prison staff members advocating for the commutation of his sentence.

Petitions Here:

Letter Writing Campaigns and other actions for Missouri Residents here:

Freddie Owens was 19 at the time of the crime and suffers from organic brain injuries

Marcellus Williams has maintained his innocence for over 30 years. The only evidence tying him to the crime was the testimony of two paid witness. DNA evidence done after his trial excludes him from the suspect pool

Travis Mullis is mentally ill

Emmanuel Littlejohn was convicted for murder due to his participation the robbery of Kenneth Meyers (the murder victim). The prosecution alleged that he was the one who pulled the trigger in Emmanuel's trial, but claimed it was his co-defendant in the the co-defendant's trial. The co-defendant only received life in prison.

Alan Miller suffered from delusions at the time of his crime, which legally bars him from receiving the death penalty. He also had ineffective assistance from counsel and has already survived one tortuously botched execution attempt

Below are some action items for these cases. CW: discussions of murder, abuse, SA

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Clarification: Missouri Execution story

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No. 8: Missouri carries out another execution; Texas has one scheduled, too

Earl Ringo Jr., 40, who was convicted for a 1998 robbery and double murder was put to death Wednesday, the eighth execution in Missouri this year and the 10th since November 2013. Ringo and an accomplice killed delivery driver Dennis Poyser and manager trainee JoAnna Baysinger at a Ruby Tuesday in Columbia in the early hours of July 4, 1998. Poyser and Baysinger were shot to death at point-blank range. Courts and Gov. Jay Nixon had refused to halt the execution over concerns raised by Ringo's attorneys, who questioned Missouri's use of a pre-execution sedative, midazolam and argued that the drug could dull Ringo's senses and leave him unable to express any pain or suffering during the process.

It should not be lost in the national debate over the death penalty that Earl Ringo Jr. was responsible for the murders of two innocent Missourians. For 16 years, he avoided payment for this crime. Tonight he has paid the penalty.

Chris Koster, Missouri attorney general

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Capital punishment: Mo. inmate executed without incident for killing neighbor

Michael Worthington was put to death Wednesday in Missouri for raping and killing 24-year-old Melinda "Mindy" Griffin during a burglary of her Lake St. Louis condominium in 1995, making him the first U.S. prisoner put to death since an Arizona lethal injection went awry last month. Unlike the Arizona execution, which took more than 90 minutes for the inmate to die, Worthington died within 10 minutes of a lethal drug being administered, said the Missouri Department of Corrections.

I figure I'll wake up in a better place tomorrow. I'm just accepting of whatever's going to happen because I have no choice. The courts don't seem to care about what's right or wrong anymore.

Michael Worthington in interview prior to his execution

Worthington's attorneys had pressed the Supreme Court to put off his execution, citing the Arizona execution and two others that were botched in Ohio and Oklahoma, as well as the secrecy involving the drugs used during the process in Missouri. Those three executions in recent months have renewed the debate over lethal injection.

I'm glad he's dead. I won't have to deal with him, with our legal system. It's just about Mindy now.

VIDEO: Execution Delayed For Missouri Man Due To Birth Defect

In light of Oklahoma’s execution last month, Russell Bucklew argued that he would suffer unnecessary pain if put to death via lethal injection.

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VIDEO: Execution Delayed For Missouri Man Due To Birth Defect

In light of Oklahoma’s execution last month, Russell Bucklew argued that he would suffer unnecessary pain if put to death via lethal injection.

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VIDEO: Missouri Executes Kansas City Man For 1989 Rape, Murder

A Missouri inmate convicted of kidnapping and killing a teen 25 years ago was executed in the state’s fourth lethal injection in four months.

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