Just one day before a Missouri death row inmate is scheduled to be executed, the Missouri Supreme Court will hear his case and decide whether to delay his execution for a third time.
Marcellus Williams was convicted of first-degree murder in 2001 and sentenced to death in 2003 for the killing of 42-year-old Felicia Gayle in her home just outside of St. Louis. In January, St. Louis County’s top prosecutor, Wesley Bell, filed a motion to vacate Williams' conviction, stating that "new evidence suggests that Mr. Williams is actually innocent." The Missouri Supreme Court will hear the case on Monday, just 24 hours before Williams’ scheduled execution on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. CT.
