Missouri
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- APRIL 19, 2004MissouriDEATH PENALTY
In New Madrid, Judge Fred Copeland of the 34th Judicial...
In New Madrid, Judge Fred Copeland of the 34th Judicial Court sentenced Mark Gill, 33, to death in the July 2002 killing of Ralph Lape Jr
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St
- JANUARY 1, 2004MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Missouri allows the execution of juvenile offenders...
Missouri allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above but has life without parole
- NOVEMBER 5, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court re-sentenced another death...
The state Supreme Court re-sentenced another death row inmate to life in prison because a judge -- not a jury -- imposed the penalty
- OCTOBER 29, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
John Clayton Smith, 42, was put to death by injection...
John Clayton Smith, 42, was put to death by injection at the Potosi Correctional Center in the July 5, 1997 fatal stabbings of his former girlfriend, Brandie Kearns, 22, and her stepfather, Wayne Hoewing, 51
- OCTOBER 28, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court lifts 3 more death sentences
The state Supreme Court lifts 3 more death sentences
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
In Jefferson City, the Missouri Supreme Court overturned...
In Jefferson City, the Missouri Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a convicted triple murderer today because the sentence had been imposed by a judge, not a jury
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
1 of 2 death penalties against Vernon Brown was overturned...
1 of 2 death penalties against Vernon Brown was overturned by a federal appeals court whose members said a supportive letter from his stepbrother was wrongly kept from jurors
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
In Jackson County, Circuit Judge Charles Atwell overturned...
In Jackson County, Circuit Judge Charles Atwell overturned Lemoine Carter's death sentences to life without parole
- AUGUST 26, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
In Jefferson City, the Missouri Supreme Court overturned...
In Jefferson City, the Missouri Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Christopher Simmons, who was 17 when he killed a woman a decade ago
- JULY 28, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Amrine was released today from the Cole County jail
Joseph Amrine was released today from the Cole County jail
- JUNE 30, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Court Judge Gary P
Circuit Court Judge Gary P