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This is a slanted version of the facts surrounding the case. A laptop belonging to the victim was sold by Williams to another man; how did he get it? Both the
by shrubble 2y ago
This is a slanted version of the facts surrounding the case. A laptop belonging to the victim was sold by Williams to another man; how did he get it? Both the girlfriend and the cell mate testified that he admitted to the crime; that the cell mate had details about the crime that were not known to the public, etc.
The DNA evidence was never the main thrust of the case.
FWIW I am against the death penalty since it gives too much power to the state. But slanting the news is not a good way forward.
- jayd16 2y agoWhy do prosecutors want the conviction overturned?
- Hydenty 2y ago[flagged]
- int_19h 2y agoIt does at the very least warrant a review, don't you think?
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- awb 2y agoIt was reviewed by multiple appeals and a state commission for 6 years until the new governor disbanded it. After the commission disbanded Williams agreed to plead guilty with an Alford plea and accept life in prison but that deal was rejected by the courts so the execution moved forward. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/24/us/marcellus-williams-scheduled-execution-date/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/24/us/marcellus-williams-schedul...
- nataliste 2y agoHe was also previously convicted for burglary and was already in detention and facing charges for an armed robbery when prosecutors learned of his involvement from his cell mate and girlfriend.
- janice1999 2y agoCell mate testimony is notoriously unreliable and a favorite of corrupt/lazy prosecutors. Neither had new evidence, they contradicted each other and both were looking for money and less prison time. I do not consider that credible enough evidence to kill someone over. https://innocenceproject.org/who-is-marcellus-williams-man-facing-execution-in-missouri-despite-dna-evidence-supporting-innocence/ https://innocenceproject.org/who-is-marcellus-williams-man-f...
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- nataliste 2y agoWell, given the full context of the case and not selective and disingenuous PR from motivated NGOs, I do consider it credible enough. Fortunately, I live in Missouri, so I'm actually entitled to an opinion on the behavior of my elected representatives and judiciary.
- janice1999 2y ago> The case against Mr. Williams turned on the testimony of two unreliable witnesses who were incentivized by promises of leniency in their own pending criminal cases and reward money. > Both of these individuals were known fabricators; neither revealed any information that was not either included in media accounts about the case or already known to the police. Their statements were inconsistent with their own prior statements, with each other’s accounts, and with the crime scene evidence, and none of the information they provided could be independently verified. Aside from their testimony, the only evidence connecting Mr. Williams to the crime was a witness who said Mr. Williams sold him a laptop taken from Ms. Gayle’s home, but the jury did not learn that Mr. Williams told the witness he had received the laptop from Laura Asaro. https://innocenceproject.org/who-is-marcellus-williams-man-facing-execution-in-missouri-despite-dna-evidence-supporting-innocence/ https://innocenceproject.org/who-is-marcellus-williams-man-f...