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| Motions to stay Arkansas inmate’s execution denied |
| By swtimes.com- John Lyon |
| Published: 04/27/2017 |
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LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Supreme Court and a federal judge Wednesday denied motions to stay the execution of Kenneth Williams, who is scheduled to be put to death Thursday night. Also Wednesday, the European Union urged Gov. Asa Hutchinson to call off Williams’ execution. Without comment, the state Supreme Court denied a motion by Williams’ attorneys that argued the jury at his trial failed to consider mitigating evidence including childhood domestic abuse and limited intellectual function. U.S. District Judge Jodi Dennis denied a motion by Williams’ attorneys that argued he is intellectually disabled and therefore his death sentence is illegal. The judge said the attorneys did not establish probable cause to halt the execution. Read More. |
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