FILE - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, June 13, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Missouri judge on Tuesday, July 2, set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just a little over a month before Williams is scheduled to die. Bailey is opposing the effort to vacate Williams' conviction. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
FILE - This booking photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Marcellus Williams. A Missouri judge on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just a little over a month before Williams is scheduled to die. (Missouri Department of Corrections via AP, File)