Stay of Execution Denied for Missouri Man on Death Row

A stay of execution for a Missouri man has been denied.  A federal judge has denied a motion to grant a 60 day stay of execution for Herbert Smulls.  Smulls’ attorneys have been focusing on concerns about Missouri’s execution drug.  A spokesman for Missouri governor Jay Nixon says the governor has not decided on a request for clemency for Smulls.  Smulls is scheduled to receive a lethal injection just after midnight tonight.