A judge declined Thursday to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Marcellus Williams, a Missouri man scheduled for execution later this month in the stabbing death of a woman in 1998, despite questions about DNA evidence on the knife used in the attack.

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A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998.

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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Missouri judge on Thursday rejected an effort by the St. Louis prosecutor to vacate the conviction of Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate who claims he’s innocent of the murder for which he’s scheduled to be executed this month. The St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, led by Wesley Bell, had argued in a January motion DNA testing of the murder weapon could exclude Williams as the killer of Felicia Gayle, wh…

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge declined Thursday to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Marcellus Williams, a Missouri man scheduled for execution later this month in the stabbing death of a woman in 1998, despite questions challenging DNA evidence on the knife used in the attack.  St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hilton presided over an evidentiary hearing last month challenging Williams’ guilt. Williams, 55, was convicted in the killing …

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