By The Independent (World News) | Created at 2024-09-24 22:25:24 | Updated at 2024-09-30 11:43:15
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The US Supreme Court has denied a stay of execution request for a Missouri inmate scheduled to be put to death this evening.
Attorneys for Marcellus Williams, 53, who has been convicted of murdering a female newspaper reporter in 1998, submitted the request on Monday. It was sent to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who denied it around 6pm ET on Tuesday.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson dissented.
Williams is scheduled to be executed around 6pm CT.
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