Supreme Court of Missouri
State of Missouri v. Kevin Johnson, and State of Missouri v. Kevin Johnson
November 28, 2022
Summary
The Court overruled both motions to stay Kevin Johnson's execution. It concluded Johnson could not show a likelihood of success because his underlying claims had already been rejected and the Special Prosecutor's statutory motion did not present clear and convincing evidence of constitutional error undermining confidence in the conviction or sentence. The Court further concluded that even assuming the circuit court should have held the hearing required by section 547.031, a stay would not aid Johnson because the asserted claims were meritless.