ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – Richard Emery, a man who was sentenced to death for the 2018 murders of his girlfriend and three of her family members in St. Charles, has been granted a stay of execution, delaying an execution date scheduled for next month.
The Missouri Supreme Court formally granted a stay of execution on Tuesday. This halts a state execution of Emery previously scheduled for April 22, according to Missouri court records .
The stay remains in effect while Emery’s attorneys prepare to file a writ of certiorari petition with the U.S. Supreme Court by March 24, in which they plan to challenge aspects of his conviction and sentencing on constitutional grounds…