Court told money short for death-row inmate defense

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

ST. LOUIS -- Five legal groups are supporting a Missouri death-row inmate whose execution was halted hours before it was to be carried out in 2014, saying he can't receive an adequate defense with the money allocated.

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