Posted at 2:22 p.m., Monday, October 30, 2006
Date set for death-penalty trial
By KEN KOBAYASHI
Advertiser Courts Writer
Army Spc. Naeem Williams pleaded not guilty today to a charge of murdering his 5-year-old daughter Talia Williams, who died July 16 last year. He faces the death penalty, which was authorized earlier this year by U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Federal Magistrate Judge Leslie Kobayashi today set Williams' trial for Oct. 16, which is later than usual because of legal issues that may arise because the charge carries the death penalty.
Williams' wife Delilah Williams is also scheduled to go on trial with her husband on a charge of murdering Talia Williams, but the attorney general did not authorize the death penalty prosecution for her. Delilah Williams earlier pleaded not guilty. If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
