State ex rel. Brian Dorsey v. David Vandergriff, Respondent; and In re Brian Dorsey v. David Vandergriff, Warden, Potosi Correctional Center

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE ex rel. BRIAN DORSEY, ) Opinion issued March 20, 2024 ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. SC100388 ) DAVID VANDERGRIFF, ) ) Respondent. ) and IN RE: BRIAN DORSEY, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. SC100486 ) DAVID VANDERGRIFF, ) Warden, Potosi Correctional Center, ) ) Respondent. ) ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS IN HABEAS CORPUS On December 13, 2023, this Court issued a warrant of execution for Brian Dorsey and ordered Dorsey’s previously imposed death sentence to be carried out on April 9, 2024. Subsequently, Dorsey filed two separate petitions for writ of habeas corpus with…