Lawmakers and the pope ask Missouri's governor to halt an execution
Gov. Mike Parson announced, "The state is prepared to deliver justice." Tests on inmate Ernest Johnson have shown that he has the intellectual capacity of a child, his lawyer said.
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Gov. Mike Parson announced, "The state is prepared to deliver justice." Tests on inmate Ernest Johnson have shown that he has the intellectual capacity of a child, his lawyer said.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for mercy from the pope, two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for mercy from the pope, two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition signers.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest...
Pope Francis has joined the chorus of people calling on Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to grant clemency to a death row inmate who is set to be executed for killing three people during a 1994 convenience store robbery.