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- MAY 10, 2002North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court overturned the death sentence...
The state Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Lionel Lewis Rogers, convicted of killing 80-year-old Hazel Sechler in 1997
- MAY 8, 2002North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Jacksonville, prosecutors will again seek the death...
In Jacksonville, prosecutors will again seek the death penalty for Bobby Lee Harris, once featured in the Benetton clothing company's anti-death penalty ads (see also OCTOBER 22, 2001)
- FEBRUARY 1, 2002North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
North Carolina death row inmate Bobby Lee Harris will...
North Carolina death row inmate Bobby Lee Harris will never have to return to death row, the Supreme Court ruled
- JANUARY 23, 2002North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A new law in North Carolina allows prosecutors to seek...
A new law in North Carolina allows prosecutors to seek a first-degree murder conviction with a sentence of life in prison without parole instead of the death penalty
- JANUARY 10, 2002North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A condemned man who steadfastly denied beating his...
A condemned man who steadfastly denied beating his girlfriend to death in 1990 escaped execution Thursday as Gov
- JANUARY 1, 2002North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
North Carolina does not forbid the execution of juvenile...
North Carolina does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- DECEMBER 18, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing...
The state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for Gary Wayne Long, who was given a death sentence for killing his mother, Wilma Yates Lowder in January 1998
- DECEMBER 15, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Sherman Elwood Skipper, 59, on North Carolina's death...
Sherman Elwood Skipper, 59, on North Carolina's death row is the 1st in the state to have his sentence reduced under a new state law banning executions for the mentally retarded
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
John Hardy Rose, 43, died at 2:18 a
John Hardy Rose, 43, died at 2:18 a
- NOVEMBER 21, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II called on North Carolina's governor...
Pope John Paul II called on North Carolina's governor to grant clemency to John Hardy Rose, who is scheduled to be executed Nov
- NOVEMBER 21, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Paul Luebke, D., who has led efforts for a death...
Rep. Paul Luebke, D., who has led efforts for a death penalty moratorium, said he would try again as another execution date draws near because the state needs to examine whether the death penalty is administered fairly
- NOVEMBER 9, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing...
The state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for Michael Lemark Ward, ruling that a lawyer's comment about the defendant's silence violated his rights