#free khaliifah

[tieflingkisser]

SIGN: Stop the Sept. 24 Execution of Marcellus Williams, an Innocent Man

Marcellus Williams is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24 for a crime DNA proves he did not commit. The St. Louis County prosecuting attorney reviewed these DNA results and filed a motion to vacate Mr. Williams’ conviction because he believed the DNA results proved by clear and convincing evidence that Mr. Williams did not commit this crime. Although the circuit court has not yet scheduled a hearing to address this motion — and no court has ever considered the new exculpatory evidence — the Missouri Supreme Court set an execution date for Mr. Williams.

DNA clears Marcellus Williams of murder. Why is Missouri hell-bent on killing him? | Opinion

It is so easy to schedule an execution for an innocent man on death row. And it is incredibly hard, under the law in place in so much of the United States, to reopen the case of a person who has shown powerful evidence of innocence. Even DNA evidence of innocence is no surefire ticket to freedom. The case of Marcellus Williams is a chilling reminder that decades into the era of modern post-conviction DNA testing, exonerations and innocence projects — an innocence revolution — some attorneys general and judges would rather execute the innocent than admit error. The Missouri Supreme Court has set a Sept. 24 execution date in Williams’ case. Yet, post-conviction DNA tests show that Williams did not commit the crime.

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Marcellus Williams’ case has the same flaws as the cases of those already exonerated by DNA. In 1998, a former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter was stabbed to death in her home. Years later, independent labs performed DNA tests on the knife used as the murder weapon. The tests cleared Williams as the source of the male DNA found on that knife. And like in so many cases, the DNA test excluding the person highlighted how little evidence had been presented at Williams’ trial. The perpetrator had left other forensic evidence at the scene, including a bloody shoe print and hairs. Williams was excluded as the source of all those items. How could he even be convicted, much less sentenced to death in the first place? The only evidence of guilt came from two shady informants, who had been rewarded with promises of leniency and money, and who claimed at trial that Williams had confessed to them.

[gingerandcelery]

Free Khaliifah

if your not aware, marcellus “khaliifah” williams has his third execution date set for the 24th. PLEASE sign the petition on this website and if your in america you can also email and call the govenor and attorney general. this is an innocent man who is going to be killed for a crime that is provable with dna evidence he did not commit.

[imanics]

#FreeKhaliifah

This man was wrongfully convicted of a crime (murder) he did not commit back in 1998 and is set to be executed on September 24th this year. The DNA does not match his, the prosecutor came out saying he didn’t do it and the state of Missouri still is set to have him executed. These are links to a website which aims to free this man, so share or repost this post and go to the website to download the toolkit. If you live in or around the St. Louis area there is a hearing at St. Louis County Circuit Court at 8:30 am on the 21st of August where outside at noon there will be a rally to support Khaliifah.