Missouri executes convicted killer Herbert Smulls

(Reuters) – Missouri late on Wednesday executed a man convicted of killing a jewelry store owner during a 1991 robbery after the U.S. Supreme Court denied last-minute appeals that in part challenged the drug used in the execution, the state's top lawyer said. "After the United States Supreme Court vacated three separate stays of execution on January 29, 2014, Herbert Smulls was executed for the 1991 murder of Stephen Honickman," Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said in a statement. (Reporting by Eric M. Johnson; Editing by Eric Walsh)