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| Missouri man scheduled to die for killing deputy, 2 others |
| By wate.com |
| Published: 05/11/2016 |
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man convicted of killing two people in a drug dispute and a sheriff’s deputy in a subsequent shootout is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in what could be Missouri’s last execution for some time. Earl Forrest, 66, is set to die for the December 2002 deaths of Harriett Smith, Michael Wells and Dent County Sheriff’s Deputy Joann Barnes. Forrest’s attorney, Kent Gipson, is seeking a stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster countered that the Supreme Court has already resolved that debate. A clemency request also is pending before Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. Read More. |
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