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The first person executed in the modern era was George Mercer who was executed at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City, Missouri on January 6, 1989. [9] The next 61 executions starting with Gerald Smith were done at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point, Missouri . [ 10 ]
This is a list of people executed in Missouri after 1976. The Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia , issued in 1976, allowed for the reinstitution of the death penalty in the United States.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson must decide whether Russell Bucklew will be put to death Tuesday evening for killing a man during a 1996 crime spree. Missouri inmate with rare medical condition faces ...
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Prisoners sentenced to death by Missouri (1 C, 7 P) E. People executed by Missouri (5 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Capital punishment in Missouri"
Missouri has ramped up its use of the death penalty, executing four people last year. It is one of five states with executions scheduled this year, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
With the decision in Baze, the Supreme Court invalidated the other ongoing challenges, including that of Bucklew, and ordered states who had already gained approval for lethal injection to resume executions. [7] However, Missouri was forced to put its death penalties on hold, as one of the companies providing one of the injected drugs, sodium ...
Attorneys for a man awaiting sentencing have filed a motion to declare part of Missouri’s law on the death penalty unconstitutional. In June, Ian McCarthy, 45, was found guilty of first-degree ...