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Pages in category "Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Missouri" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of people executed in Missouri after 1976. The Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia , issued in 1976, allowed for the reinstitution of the death penalty in the United States.
Maxwell was sentenced to death by a 10–2 vote from the jury, while Ferguson was sentenced to death by the judge despite the jury's 11-1 majority vote for life imprisonment. Two of the other co-accused were sentenced to life in prison while the final member was jailed for 15 years for robbery after he testified against the others.
When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and must be unanimous. In case of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, the judge decides the sentence. [4] The power of clemency belongs to the Governor of Missouri after receiving a non-binding advice from the Board of Probation and Parole. [5]
His plea — which came about two months after his co-defendant James Phelps also was sentenced to life in prison without parole — ended a two-year saga for the Dallas County sheriff’s department.
Prisoners sentenced to death by Missouri (1 C, 7 P) Prisoners who died in Missouri detention (1 C, 13 P) E. Escapees from Missouri detention (4 P) L.
Four Missouri prison workers were fired after an investigation into the death of an inmate whose family is demanding to know what happened. Othel Moore died Dec. 8 at the Jefferson City ...
Hentschel was sentenced to 45 days in a “residential re-entry center,” 36 months’ probation, 60 hours of community service and $500 fine. She also was required to pay $500 restitution for ...