Legal Opinion
Marcellus Williams v. Donald Roper
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 18, 2012No. 10-2579PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Marcellus Williams was convicted by a jury in Missouri of the first-degree murder of Felicia Gayle and sentenced to death. The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the conviction and sentence on direct review, State v. Williams, 97 S.W.3d 462 (Mo.2003) (“Williams I ”), and subsequently affirmed the denial of his motion for postconviction relief. Williams v. State, *827168 S.W.3d 433 (Mo.2005) (“Williams II”). Williams petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied relief on twelve of Williams’s claims, but…
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