Judge Rejects Missouri’s First Jury Recommendation of Death in Nine Years

St. Louis County Judge Daniel Pelikan rejected the jury’s recommendation of death and sentenced Marvin Rice to life in prison. It was the first time in nine years that a jury had recommended the death penalty, but the judge intervened, noting the mitigating factors involved in the case.

Read more: “Judge Rejects Missouri’s First Jury Recommendation of Death in Nine Years, Says Mitigating Evidence Requires Life Sentence for Marvin Rice,” Death Penalty Information Center, May 26, 2022