Anti death penalty group asks Blunt to commute Skillicorn's death sentence

Missourians to Abolish the Death Panalty, a group with a name that describes its purpose, has asked Gov. Matt Blunt to commute Dennis Skillicorn's death sentence. Skillicorn is scheduled to be executed Aug. 27, the first Missourian to receive the death penalty since 2005:

The petition from Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty notes that Skillicorn was not the shooter and was not present when Drummond was shot.

The other death row inmate convicted in the crime, Allen Nicklasson, says Skillicorn wasn’t even aware that Nicklasson planned to kill Drummond.

The petition also says that Skillicorn has worked hard to rehabilitate himself and others while in prison.

More information about the Skillicorn case can be found in the Aug. 13 Turner Report.