US federal judge denies 19-year-old’s request to attend her father’s execution
by Associated Press from on (#667V4)
Judge upholds Missouri law that bars anyone under 21 from witnessing an 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. Johnson's lawyers have appeals pending that seek to spare his life.
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