Jennifer Merrigan
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon never called Dennis Skillicorn's lawyer at the Public Interest Litigation Clinic to say that he'd denied Skillicorn's petition for clemency. Scott Holste, the governor's press secretary, wrote up a press release that was sent to media outlets shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, but nobody notified Jennifer Merrigan, Skillicorn's lawyer. As a result, Skillicorn himself didn't find out that he was denied clemency until after Merrigan read it on the The Kansas
Reginald ClemonsMissouri just pushed the "pause" button on executing any more prisoners, which is all too late for Dennis Skillicorn. The Missouri Supreme Court isn't booking any more executions since the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals slapped a federal stay on Reginald Clemons' date with the needle (Clemons' attorneys challenged Missouri's legal injection procedures to be sure executions are pain-free)."We're back on hold," incoming Chief Justice William Price Jr. told the Associated Press.
Just a little over a month after the state ended the life of Dennis Skillicorn by lethal injection, executions are again on hold in Missouri. Incoming Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice William Ray Price Jr. told the The Associated Press yesterday that he didn't expect the Court to schedule any executions while the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals weighs an appeal on behalf of death row inmate Reginald Clemons that questions the constitutionality of Missouri's lethal injection protocol.The st
