St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, representing @stlcopa, has filed a motion to vacate the death penalty conviction of Marcellus Williams for his 2001 conviction, citing new evidence that may prove his innocence. Leveraging a Missouri law enacted two years ago that allows prosecutors to challenge wrongful convictions, the motion highlights DNA evidence from the crime scene that does not match Williams. The office is urging the state to halt Williams' execution until the new evidence can be presented in court.
A man convicted of a fatal 2000 attack in North Chicago should get a chance to argue for a retrial based on new genetic testing and revelations about a detective’s sex life, his lawyer said in a petition filed this week in Lake County. https://t.co/ygngPMtF9F
CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. – Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland believes attorneys for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen should be held in contempt of court https://t.co/g6lvSwPkKm
Citing crime scene DNA that didn’t match Marcellus Williams, St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell asked a Missouri court to vacate Williams’s death penalty conviction and consider evidence of his innocence. https://t.co/UbqmBbf9yY
Wesley Bell has filed suit to vacate death row inmate Marcellus Williams' 2001 conviction -- utilizing the 2-year-old Missouri law that lets prosecutors take action if they feel someone has been wrongfully convicted https://t.co/bi0DcELu0Y
St. Louis County prosecutor seeks to vacate death penalty conviction of Marcellus Williams https://t.co/47pwCZBBd4 by @chronic_jordan https://t.co/47pwCZBBd4
BREAKING: St. Louis County @stlcopa has filed a motion to vacate Marcellus Williams' murder conviction, urging the state not to move forward with an execution until new evidence of his innocence is presented in court. https://t.co/R0ITPUTarj