State ex rel. Governor Michael L. Parson, Relator v. The Honorable Cotton Walker

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. ) Opinion issued June 4, 2024 GOVERNOR MICHAEL L. PARSON, ) ) Relator, ) ) v. ) No. SC100352 ) ) THE HONORABLE S. COTTON ) WALKER, ) ) Respondent. ) ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN PROHIBITION Marcellus Williams filed a petition for a declaratory judgment alleging Governor Michael L. Parson lacked authority to rescind an executive order issued by the former governor that stayed Williams' execution and appointed a board of inquiry pursuant to § 552.070. 1 After the circuit court overruled Governor's motion for judgment on the pleadings,…