Follow-up as a tragic crime sparks even more despair across generations . . .
Kevin Johnson is set to be executed Tuesday for killing Kirkwood, Missouri, police Officer William McEntee in 2005. Johnson’s lawyers have appeals pending that seek to spare his life.
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His daughter, Khorry Ramey, had sought to attend the execution, and the American Civil Liberties Union had filed an emergency motion with a federal court in Kansas City. The ACLU’s court filing said the age requirement served no safety purpose and violates Ramey’s constitutional rights. But U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes ruled late Friday that Ramey's constitutional rights would not be violated by the law.
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Federal judge in Kansas City denies 19-year-old's request to attend father's execution
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A federal judge has denied a request from a 19-year-old woman to allow her to watch her father's death by injection, upholding a Missouri law that bars anyone under 21 from witnessing an execution. Kevin Johnson is set to be executed Tuesday for killing Kirkwood, Missouri, police Officer William McEntee in 2005.
US federal judge denies 19-year-old's request to attend her father's execution
A federal judge in the US has denied a request from a 19-year-old woman to allow her to watch her father's death by injection, upholding a Missouri law that bars anyone under 21 from witnessing an execution. Kevin Johnson is set to be executed Tuesday for killing Kirkwood police officer William McEntee in 2005.
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