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Larry Griffin (September 23, 1954 – June 21, 1995) was
sentenced to death Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...
for the murder of 19-year-old Quintin Moss in
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on the afternoon of June 26, 1980. Moss was killed in a
drive-by shooting A drive-by shooting is a type of assault that usually involves the perpetrator(s) firing a weapon from within a motor vehicle and then fleeing. Drive-by shootings allow the perpetrator(s) to quickly strike their target and flee the scene before ...
while allegedly dealing drugs on a street corner.


Death

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s courts upheld his conviction and death sentence. Griffin was executed by
lethal injection Lethal injection is the practice of injecting one or more drugs into a person (typically a barbiturate, paralytic, and potassium solution) for the express purpose of causing rapid death. The main application for this procedure is capital puni ...
on June 21, 1995. Griffin maintained his innocence right up to his execution.


Re-opened investigation

After Griffin's execution, a 2005 post-execution investigation was sponsored by the
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. This NAACP investigation raised doubts about the conviction (specifically as to the shooter's identity), and subsequently caused an investigation by the St. Louis City Circuit Attorney's Office. The St. Louis City investigation ended in a finding that "the right person was convicted".


See also

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Capital punishment in Missouri Capital punishment in Missouri first used in 1810 is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Missouri. History Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Missouri and was first used in 1810 in the form of hanging. From 1810 to 196 ...
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Capital punishment in the United States In the United States, capital punishment is a legal penalty throughout the country at the federal level, in 27 states, and in American Samoa. It is also a legal penalty for some military offenses. Capital punishment has been abolished in 23 s ...
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List of people executed in Missouri This is a list of people executed by lethal injection in Missouri, comprising 95 convicted murderers since 1976, when the US Supreme Court reaffirmed the death penalty with its decision in '' Gregg v. Georgia''. Table See also * Capital ...


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