Newsfront
June, 1998
Final ShowMichigan City, Indiana--A month before his death, Robert Allen Smith said he wanted to sell tickets to his execution for $1000 each and donate the money to charity. (Indiana allows death-row inmates to invite up to ten witnesses.) Allen, who murdered a fellow prisoner, said the money could memorialize the two-year-old girl murdered by his victim. But officials were sour on the idea, citing a state law that prohibits inmates from soliciting money.Judgment CallOcala, Florida--A jury acqu...
