Marcellus Williams, the Missouri death row inmate who has maintained his innocence for nearly 24 years, is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, a day after the governor and the state Supreme Court refused to intervene.

Missouri is set Tuesday to execute Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate whose case has spurred several efforts to save his life amid doubts about the evidence presented at his 2001 murder trial and the actions of a trial lawyer in the case.

The execution of Marcellus Williams should be stopped so a circuit court can look more closely at evidence that a potential juror in his murder trial was excluded based on race, Williams’ attorney told the Missouri Supreme Court on Monday.

The Missouri Supreme Court on Monday is scheduled to hear arguments in the case involving Marcellus Williams, the death row inmate who has long maintained his innocence, a day before he is set to be executed.

Hope lingers for Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams who was convicted of the 1998 murder of local news reporter Lisa Gayle despite lack of forensics linking him to the crime.

One day before he’s scheduled to be executed, a Missouri death row inmate (Marcellus Williams) could learn whether his fate will change after the state’s Supreme Court heard arguments in his case Monday.