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Lawyers arguing Marcellus Williams case at Mo. Supreme Court one day before his execution (www.stltoday.com)
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In America you can serve 24 years for a crime you didn't do, then when DNA evidence exonerates you, they'll still schedule your execution for September 24th, 2024. This is Marcellus Williams.

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[–] Ion@lemmy.myserv.one 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The NAACP president has called on the Missouri governor to stop the September 24th scheduled execution of Marcellus Williams. You can help by taking 5 seconds to sign this Innocence Project petition.

https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-marcellus-williams-an-innocent-man