Legal Opinion

Prosecuting Attorney, 21st Judicial Circuit, ex rel. Marcellus Williams, Movant/Petitioner v. State of Missouri, and State of Missouri v. Marcellus Williams

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided September 23, 2024No. SC100764_and_SC83934Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, ) Opinion issued September 23, 2024 21ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ) EX REL. MARCELLUS WILLIAMS, ) ) Movant/Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. SC100764 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) ) and ) ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC83934 ) MARCELLUS WILLIAMS, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY The Honorable Bruce F. Hilton, Judge MOTION FOR STAY OF EXECUTION Introduction Despite nearly a quarter century of litigation in both state and federal courts, there is no credible evidence of actual innocence or…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976

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