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
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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. The Supreme Court found that a lower court judge improperly allowed the jury to consider an aggravating circumstance during his sentencing hearing.
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- (Sources: News & Observer, 18/12/2001)
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