Marcel Williams v. Wendy Kelley

Arkansas inmate Marcel Williams moves for a stay of his execution scheduled to be carried out on April 24, 2017. Williams was convicted of capital murder, kidnaping, rape, and aggravated robbery and sentenced to death on January 14, 1997 in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County. The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed his conviction and sentence on direct appeal. Williams v. State, 338 Ark. 97, 991 S.W.2d 565 (1999). Williams sought and was denied state post-conviction relief. Williams v. State, 347 Ark. 371, 64 S.W.3d 709 (2002). He petitioned for a federal writ of habeas corpus, which the…