STATE EX REL. STRONG v. GRIFFITH

No. SC 95043.

462 S.W.3d 732 (2015)

STATE EX REL. Richard STRONG, Petitioner, v. Cindy GRIFFITH, Warden, Potosi Correctional Center, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued June 7, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Strong was represented by Jennifer Herndon , an attorney in Florissant, (314) 280-4734, and Michael J. Gorla , an attorney in St. Louis, (314) 621-1617.

The state was represented by Michael Spillane , Terrence Messonnier , Gregory Goodwin , Caroline M. Coulter , Stephen Hawke and Jessica McKee of the attorney general's office in Jefferson City, (573) 751-3321.


On April 23, 2015, this Court issued a warrant for the execution of Richard Strong on June 9, 2015. On June 4, 2015, Mr. Strong filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming his execution would violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and article I, section 21 of the Missouri...

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