**Urgent Call to Action: Halt the Execution of Marcellus Williams**
**Conviction and Sentence:** Marcellus Williams was convicted for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle and sentenced to death.
**DNA Evidence:**
* Initial DNA testing suggested that DNA found on the murder weapon did not belong to Williams.
* However, this evidence was compromised when members of the prosecutor’s office mishandled the knife, touching it without gloves before the trial.
**Clemency Petition:**
* Williams’ legal team has submitted a clemency petition to Missouri Governor Mike Parson, highlighting opposition to the execution from the victim’s relatives.
**Judicial Rulings:**
* Despite DNA evidence and other concerns, a judge upheld Williams’ conviction and death sentence.
**Public Support:**
* Over 525,000 signatures on a [Change.org](http://change.org/) petition support halting Williams’ execution.
**Actions You Can Take:**
**Politicians:**
* **Governor of Missouri:**
* **Name:** Mike Parson
* **Address:** P.O. Box 720, Jefferson City, MO 65102
* **Phone:** (573) 751-3222
* **Email:** Use the contact form on the official website.
* **Missouri Attorney General:**
* **Name:** Andrew Bailey
* **Address:** Supreme Court Building, 207 W. High St., P.O. Box 899, Jefferson City, MO 65102
* **Phone:** (573) 751-3321
* **Email:** Use the contact form on the official website.
**Advocacy Groups:**
* **Midwest Innocence Project:**
* **Address:** 3619 Broadway Blvd, #2, Kansas City, MO 64111
* **Phone:** (816) 221-2166
* **Email:** [info@themip.org](mailto:info@themip.org)
* **Website:** Midwest Innocence Project
* **Innocence Project:**
* **Address:** 40 Worth Street, Suite 701, New York, NY 10013
* **Phone:** (212) 364-5340
* **Email:** [info@innocenceproject.org](mailto:info@innocenceproject.org)
* **Website:** Innocence Project
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So the state governor has been told that he’s (legally speaking) *very* likely innocent, and you have courts, up to the Supreme Court, to rule on that.
I’d say that if he lets the execution go ahead and the guy is later ruled innocent, that would then make it a premeditated murder of which the governor is guilty and deserves the DP.
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**Urgent Call to Action: Halt the Execution of Marcellus Williams**
**Conviction and Sentence:** Marcellus Williams was convicted for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle and sentenced to death.
**DNA Evidence:**
* Initial DNA testing suggested that DNA found on the murder weapon did not belong to Williams.
* However, this evidence was compromised when members of the prosecutor’s office mishandled the knife, touching it without gloves before the trial.
**Clemency Petition:**
* Williams’ legal team has submitted a clemency petition to Missouri Governor Mike Parson, highlighting opposition to the execution from the victim’s relatives.
**Judicial Rulings:**
* Despite DNA evidence and other concerns, a judge upheld Williams’ conviction and death sentence.
**Public Support:**
* Over 525,000 signatures on a [Change.org](http://change.org/) petition support halting Williams’ execution.
**Actions You Can Take:**
**Politicians:**
* **Governor of Missouri:**
* **Name:** Mike Parson
* **Address:** P.O. Box 720, Jefferson City, MO 65102
* **Phone:** (573) 751-3222
* **Email:** Use the contact form on the official website.
* **Missouri Attorney General:**
* **Name:** Andrew Bailey
* **Address:** Supreme Court Building, 207 W. High St., P.O. Box 899, Jefferson City, MO 65102
* **Phone:** (573) 751-3321
* **Email:** Use the contact form on the official website.
**Advocacy Groups:**
* **Midwest Innocence Project:**
* **Address:** 3619 Broadway Blvd, #2, Kansas City, MO 64111
* **Phone:** (816) 221-2166
* **Email:** [info@themip.org](mailto:info@themip.org)
* **Website:** Midwest Innocence Project
* **Innocence Project:**
* **Address:** 40 Worth Street, Suite 701, New York, NY 10013
* **Phone:** (212) 364-5340
* **Email:** [info@innocenceproject.org](mailto:info@innocenceproject.org)
* **Website:** Innocence Project
So the state governor has been told that he’s (legally speaking) *very* likely innocent, and you have courts, up to the Supreme Court, to rule on that.
I’d say that if he lets the execution go ahead and the guy is later ruled innocent, that would then make it a premeditated murder of which the governor is guilty and deserves the DP.