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Lawsuit Challenges Missouri Governor's Clemency Role

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"Execution set for man convicted in 1994 killing of Good Samaritan," is Tony Rizzo's report in the Kansas City Star.The Missouri Supreme Court on Monday set a May 20 execution date for a Kansas City-area man who was convicted of killing an Excelsior Springs businessman in 1994.If the order is carried out, Dennis J. Skillicorn, 49, would be the first Missouri inmate executed since October 2005.The order comes as Skillicorn and two other death-row inmates are pursuing legal action that questions Gov. Jay Nixon?s ability to fairly consider their clemency requests.Their lawsuit, which was filed last week in federal court, alleges that Nixon?s involvement as state attorney general in their litigation creates a conflict of interest if he, as governor, were to deny their clemency requests...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 22, 2009 (boomark / email).

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