Florida: Inmate seeks reprieve after inconclusive tests

A death-row inmate says inconclusive DNA results in the 1977 murder for which he was convicted should be enough to vindicate him and has asked the Florida Supreme Court to stay his execution.

Amos King, 48, has received three stays in the past year, the last on Dec. 2 when he was 90 minutes from receiving a lethal injection. His execution is now set for 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Gov. Jeb Bush granted the stay to allow DNA tests that might clear King of raping and murdering Natalie Brady, 68, in her Tarpon Springs home in 1977. Bush lifted the stay when the tests yielded no new evidence.

Illinois: Juveniles must register for life as sex offenders

Sex offenders as young as 12 can be ordered to register as “sexual predators” for the rest of their lives, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled.

The justices upheld a law Friday that requires juvenile “predators,” those who commit the most serious sexual offenses, be held accountable for their actions, though their names and photos are not posted on the Internet, as is done with adult sexual offenders.

The court’s 5-1 ruling, however, belied some discomfort with the law. Three of the justices — one in a dissent and two in a concurring opinion — called on Illinois legislators to rewrite the law.