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Martin Link
5:17 pm
Mon February 7, 2011

Nixon denies clemency to Link, Missouri prepares for first execution in 2 years

Martin Link, scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, Feb. 9, was denied clemency by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon today. (Missouri Department of Corrections website)
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UPDATE 2:08 p.m. Feb. 8, 2011:

The Missouri Supreme Court is refusing to halt the execution of Martin Link.

The court announced the decision without comment on Tuesday.

Link's attorney, Jennifer Herndon, says two appeals (mentioned in our original story below) are still pending before the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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