Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Governor's Decision to Dissolve Death Row Inquiry Board

Execution date set for Marcellus Williams despite unresolved innocence claim and pending court hearing.

Williams was convicted of the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle and faces execution on September 24.
Governor Parson dissolved the board of inquiry, which had been investigating Williams' innocence claim.
New DNA evidence suggests the DNA on the murder weapon does not match Williams.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell has filed a motion to vacate Williams' conviction based on the new evidence.
The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the governor's authority, stating Williams has no right to the board of inquiry process.