Execution of Missouri death row inmate may proceed after court rejects racial bias claim
The execution of a black death row inmate can go ahead Tuesday night after the Missouri supreme court rejected claims the case was tainted by racial bias and ruled he was most likely unsuccessful on challenges. legal.Special counsel Edward Keenan had argued that the state's initial handling of Kevin Johnson's case was fraught with "racist prosecution techniqueswhich influenced his conviction and death sentence for the 2005 murder of a Missouri police officer. Johnson was 19 years old at the time of the arrest.The Missouri Supreme Court decision released Monday night allows the state to go ahead with the scheduled execution…
