By Peyton Majors Christian Action League March 1, 2024 A Johnston County, N.C., case involving allegations of systematic racism could impact more than 100 death penalty cases in the Tarheel State. At issue is a 2009 law known as the Racial Justice Act that was repealed in 2013 but allowed death row inmates to challenge […]
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Wilson Woman’s Fight Shows the Injustice of No Death Penalty for Murderers
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueSeptember 11, 2020 Capital punishment is a legal penalty in North Carolina. Yet despite the 140 offenders currently on death row, the state has not executed anyone since 2006. There have been challenges to the lethal injection protocol. Then there were the complications precipitated by the Racial Justice Act. And […]
Latest Ruling on Racial Justice Act by State Supreme Court May Wreak Havoc
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueAugust 28, 2020 A killer has sidestepped his death sentence and others may be able to do the same as a result of an egregious 4-3 ruling by the N.C. Supreme Court announced on Aug. 14, the latest of continued attempts by death penalty opponents to abolish capital punishment. Marcus Robinson […]