Missouri does not forbid the execution of juvenile...

Missouri does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders but does have life without parole. On July 3, 2001 Governor Holden signed a bill that exclude metally retarded from executions. A jury decides the sentence, but if the jury is deadlocked a judge decides. The Governor is required by statute to get a non-binding recommendation from the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole before granting or denying clemency in a death penalty case.