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Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided August 30, 2005No. SC 86095PublishedCited by 111 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge.

Marcellus Williams was sentenced to death for the murder of Felicia Gayle. Williams appeals a judgment overruling his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. The judgment is affirmed.

FACTS

On August 11, 1998, Williams drove his grandfather’s car to a bus stop and then took a bus to University City, Missouri. While in University City, Williams burglarized Felicia Gayle’s home and fatally stabbed her. After the murder, Williams washed off and took a jacket to conceal his bloody shirt. He left Gayle’s home with her purse and her husband’s laptop computer.

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. State v. StensonWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. StensonWashington Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by111 opinions

  1. Zink v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
  2. Marcellus Williams v. Donald RoperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  3. Lance C. Shockley v. State of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 2019
  4. Vaca v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
  5. Louis Edward Mallow v. State of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014

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