19-year-old daughter asks court to let her watch father's death by injection in Missouri

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A 19-year-old woman is asking a federal court to allow her to watch her father's death by injection, despite a Missouri law barring anyone under 21 from witnessing an execution.

ACLU attorney Anthony Rothert said if Ramey can't attend the execution it will cause her"irreparable harm."

Johnson's lawyers also have asked the courts to intervene for other reasons, including a history of mental illness and his age - he was 19 at the time of the crime. Courts have increasingly moved away from sentencing teen offenders to death since the Supreme Court in 2005 banned the execution of offenders who were younger than 18 at the time of their crime.

McEntee, a husband and father of three, was among the police officers sent to Johnson's home on July 5, 2005, to serve a warrant for his arrest. Johnson was on probation for assaulting his girlfriend, and police believed he had violated probation.

 

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Only took 2 years for fake news CBS to admit Hunters laptop is legit. This is no news organization. It is an enemy of the American public outright covering up real news to protect liberal interests.

Is she gonna post it on YouTube?

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19-year-old asks court to let her watch father’s executionKevin Johnson faces execution Nov. 29 for killing Kirkwood, Missouri, Police Officer William McEntee in 2005. Johnson’s lawyers have appeals pending that seek to spare his life. If his execution does go ahead, his daughter, Khorry Ramey wants to be able to attend. If you don’t obey the laws then: put it on pay for view and the money going to charity What an asinine law.
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