Missouri to execute man lawyers say is disabled, despite pope’s call for clemency

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Missouri is preparing to execute convicted murderer Ernest Johnson on Tuesday evening after Governor Mike Parson declined to grant the clemency sought by Pope Francis, among others, on the grounds that Johnson is intellectually disabled. Johnson, 61, was found guilty by a jury of murdering three convenience store employees in 1994. He is due to […]

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