05.19.2009 5:56 pm

Jay Nixon denies clemency, explains reasons

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau

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JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon won’t step in to stop the execution of Dennis Skillicorn.

In a statement released late today, Nixon said he was denying Skillicorn’s clemency petition. Skillicorn is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow for the…

Tags: clemency, death penalty, Dennis Skillicorn, Jay Nixon, Virginia Young

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05.13.2009 1:12 pm

Death penalty moratorium defeated in Missouri House

By Virginia Young

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau

JEFFERSON CITY — A week before Missouri’s first planned execution in over three years, the House this morning rejected a plea for a death penalty moratorium.

The 95-64 vote followed an emotional debate in which legislators took turns arguing for crime…

Tags: Bill Deeken, death penalty, Dennis Skillicorn, Kenny Jones, Steve Tilley, Tim Jones, Virginia Young

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