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- JUNE 29, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A poll of North Carolinians found that 70% of respondents...
A poll of North Carolinians found that 70% of respondents support a moratorium on executions in the state
- MAY 29, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Under a new law giving prosecutors greater discretion...
Under a new law giving prosecutors greater discretion in capital murder cases, a man on trial in Watauga County avoided a death sentence by agreeing to plead guilty to first-degree murder
- MAY 17, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Governor Easley ratified a law approved by the Parliament...
Governor Easley ratified a law approved by the Parliament that would allow prosecutors to seek life in prison without parole for a 1st-degree conviction even when aggravating circumstances are present
- MAY 14, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A judge has temporarily blocked the pending execution...
A judge has temporarily blocked the pending execution of Robert Bacon Jr
- APRIL 26, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
After the approval by the Senate, it was referred to...
After the approval by the Senate, it was referred to Judiciary Committee of the House, bill (SB 109) that would allow the North Carolina Supreme Court to craft new minimum standards for defense lawyers, prosecutors, and judges in capital cases
- APRIL 19, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Gaston County Superior Court Judge Timothy Patti temporarily...
Gaston County Superior Court Judge Timothy Patti temporarily halted the execution of Ernest McCarver after defence lawyers argued the defendant is mentally retarded
- APRIL 16, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Study Finds Evidence of Racial Bias in North Carolina...
Study Finds Evidence of Racial Bias in North Carolina Death Penalty the most comprehensive study ever conducted on the death penalty in North Carolina was released on April 16 by researchers from the University of North Carolina
- MARCH 8, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Howard Manning Jr
Judge Howard Manning Jr
- FEBRUARY 15, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A moratorium bill was introduced by Sen
A moratorium bill was introduced by Sen
- FEBRUARY 8, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A North Carolina legislative committee that spent almost...
A North Carolina legislative committee that spent almost a year analyzing the death penalty voted to make three major recommendations to the General Assembly: an outright ban on executing people deemed mentally retarded, defined as having an IQ of 70 or
- JANUARY 17, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A condemned inmate whose picture, taken by Oliviero...
A condemned inmate whose picture, taken by Oliviero Toscani, was part of a Benetton campaign against capital punishment received a stay of execution
- JANUARY 1, 2001North 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