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- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Between 2001 and 2002, two bills were proposed for...
Between 2001 and 2002, two bills were proposed for a moratorium on executions and the forming of a commission to study the use of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Those of 17 years and above are eligible for execution
Those of 17 years and above are eligible for execution
- 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
- OCTOBER 3, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Edward Hartman, 38, was executed by injection at Central...
Edward Hartman, 38, was executed by injection at Central Prison in Raleigh
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Gastonia, a new jury sentenced Jeff Duke to death...
In Gastonia, a new jury sentenced Jeff Duke to death a 2nd time for the same crime -- killing 2 men