In Missouri, a death row inmate is facing execution after the state Supreme Court refused to halt it.
In 2001, Marcellus Williams was convicted of the 1998 stabbing death of a former newspaper reporter.
Williams has always maintained his innocence, and in a rare move, St. Louis’ top prosecutor filed a motion to vacate the conviction in January.
One of the reasons cited was that a prosecutor in the original trial admitted he rejected a potential juror because, like Williams, the juror was Black.
As of now, the only person who can stop the execution is Governor Michael Parson.
On Monday, the governor issued a statement saying he does not plan to intervene, citing 15 hearings that upheld Williams’ conviction.
Williams is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday, Sept. 24.