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- APRIL 15, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Mike Easley pardoned Darryl Eugene Hunt, who was...
Gov. Mike Easley pardoned Darryl Eugene Hunt, who was cleared on February 6 (see) of a 1984 murder on the strength of DNA evidence that implicated someone else. The "pardon of innocence" closes the criminal case
- MARCH 17, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Asheboro, a jury has sentenced Jason Wayne Hurst...
In Asheboro, a jury has sentenced Jason Wayne Hurst to death for the murder and robbery of Daniel Lee Branch on June 9, 2002
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Based on belated evidence and the allegedly poor performance...
Based on belated evidence and the allegedly poor performance of trial lawyers, Superior Court Judge Ron Stephens, who presided over the original trial, concluded that Donald John Scanlon should be sentenced anew for the apparent asphyxiation of 64-year-ol
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Alan Gell, 28, who spent a decade behind bars in the...
Alan Gell, 28, who spent a decade behind bars in the 1995 murder of Allen Ray Jenkins, has been set free after a Bertie County jury's not-guilty verdict
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned 2 death...
The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned 2 death sentences Friday, ordering a new trial in one case because of ineffective legal representation
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Forsyth County Superior Court Judge Anderson Cromer...
Forsyth County Superior Court Judge Anderson Cromer officially exonerated Darryl Hunt, 40, in the 1984 murder of Deborah Sykes
- JANUARY 9, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Raleigh, a man was executed for the 1992 killing...
In Raleigh, a man was executed for the 1992 killing of a store clerk after failed appeals that focused on whether lethal injection amounts to cruel and unusual punishment
- JANUARY 8, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Judge orders new sentencing hearing for death-row inmate
Judge orders new sentencing hearing for death-row inmate
- DECEMBER 5, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Robbie James Lyons, 31, was pronounced dead at 2:17 a
Robbie James Lyons, 31, was pronounced dead at 2:17 a
- NOVEMBER 14, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Raleigh, a man who strangled his elderly aunt in...
In Raleigh, a man who strangled his elderly aunt in 1990 was executed by injection
- NOVEMBER 7, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Timothy Keel, 39, was executed by lethal injection...
Joseph Timothy Keel, 39, was executed by lethal injection at Central Prison in Raleigh
- NOVEMBER 7, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing...
The state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for a man sentenced to death, ruling that the man did not get to fairly question a witness