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KANSAS CITY, Mo. 鈥� A federal judge has denied the emergency petition brought by a 19-year-old woman to attend the imminent execution of her father, Kevin Johnson, Jr., in Missouri.

Corionsa 鈥淜horry鈥� Ramey brought an emergency challenge to a Missouri law that bars people under 21 from witnessing an execution. Her father鈥檚 execution is scheduled for November 29.

鈥淚鈥檓 heartbroken that I won鈥檛 be able to be with my dad in his last moments,鈥� said Khorry Ramey. 鈥淢y dad is the most important person in my life. He has been there for me my whole life, even though he鈥檚 been incarcerated. He is a good father, the only parent I have left. He has worked very hard to rehabilitate himself in prison. I pray that Governor Parson will give my dad clemency.鈥�

The emergency filing argued that Missouri鈥檚 age threshold was arbitrary and not reasonably related to prison operations or safety 鈥� and violated Ms. Ramey鈥檚 constitutional rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

At 19, Ms. Ramey is the same age her father was when he committed the crime that resulted in his death sentence. In the order, U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes of the Western District of Missouri wrote that while 鈥渢he Court does not discount [Ms. Ramey鈥檚] allegations of emotional harm and does not dispute they are irreparable, both in a personal sense and a legal sense鈥� if she were not able to witness the execution, he concluded that the state鈥檚 law does not violate Ms. Ramey鈥檚 constitutional rights.

鈥淲e are extremely disappointed in the decision upholding this irrational and illogical law, which only serves to gratuitously punish Ms. Ramey,鈥� said Corene Kendrick, deputy director of the 老澳门开奖结果 National Prison Project, and a lawyer for Ms. Ramey. 鈥淐ompounding her pain and grief by barring her from being with her father will do nothing to provide closure or healing to anyone else. The State of Missouri can still do right by Ms. Ramey if the Governor grants her father clemency. If 19 is not old enough to witness an execution, then the state should spare Mr. Johnson鈥檚 life for what he did when he was 19.鈥�

On Monday, the Missouri Supreme Court will consider two motions to stay Mr. Johnson's execution because of evidence of pervasive racial bias during his prosecution. One motion to stay the execution is being brought by Mr. Johnson's legal team, and the other is being brought by a prosecuting attorney acting on behalf of the St. Louis Prosecutor's Office.

鈥淲e are heartbroken for Khorry. Every aspect of this case is a tragedy, but we promise Khorry that we are not done fighting for her father,鈥� said Shawn Nolan, an attorney for Kevin Johnson. 鈥淥n Monday, the Missouri Supreme Court will hear both the prosecutor and Kevin's defense team argue that this execution cannot proceed as scheduled, because the conviction and sentence were infected by racism. We hope the Court will grant these motions to stay the execution and give the legal system a chance to right these egregious wrongs.鈥�

Judge Wimes鈥� Order can be read here: /legal-document/ramey-v-parson-order-motion-tro-and-preliminary-injunction

Judge Wimes鈥� Order can be read here:

Recording of press conference from Friday morning: Press Conference_Khorry Ramey Lawsuit.mp4

Complaint:

Brief in Support of Motion for TRO/Preliminary Injunction:

Affidavit of Corionsa 鈥淜horry鈥� Ramey:

Photographs of Corionsa Ramey and her family are available in this folder:

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