USA - Arkansas. Jury gives former death row inmate Frank Williams a life sentence

Miller County Jury gives former death row inmate Frank Williams a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Williams, 47, Black, was convicted more than 20 years ago for the 1992 fatal shooting of farmer Clyde Spence in Lafayette County. The state's highest court overturned Williams' original death sentence in 2011, citing problems with the original sentencing, and sent the case back to the trial court for another look at the punishment. The jury in Miller County was only charged with deciding Williams' punishment. The case was moved there from Lafayette County because of pretrial publicity. Prosecutors sought another death sentence for Williams, saying the Spence family was still suffering from the killing. But attorneys for Williams argued earlier this week that their client was mentally disabled. State and federal laws prohibit the death penalty for offenders who are mentally disabled.