Article

WRAL on 2023-12-27 23:30

Life sentence at 16: Family appeals to Gov Cooper for clemency in 1979 rape case, claims racial bias

Charles McNeair, who was only 16 years old at the time, entered a guilty plea to second-degree rape in 1979 and has been serving a life sentence since ...

Related news

Rally pushes for Gov. Cooper to use clemency powers WRAL
North Carolina , Raleigh
Cooper creating task force, statistics tracker, on racial bias in NC justice system, police use of force WRAL
Minnesota
RCooper defends racial discrimination restorationnewsmedia.com
Chapel Hill , North Carolina
Roy Cooper issues four pardons, commutes one man's prison sentence WRAL
Asheville , Greenville , Perquimans , Orange , Iraq
Panel to address racial bias in N.C. justice system begins Merced Sun-Star
Minneapolis , North Carolina
NC Supreme Court weighs if voter ID tainted by racial bias Seattle Times
Raleigh , Edenton , Chowan , North Carolina
Cooper grants clemency to 3 who offended as teenagers Merced Sun-Star
Minneapolis , Cumberland , Richmond , Wilkes , North Carolina
Black N.C. firefighters air racial-bias grievances nwaonline.com
Delaware , Denver , Americas , Winston-Salem , North Carolina
Cooper vetoes two bills, citing environmental and racial justice concerns, but lets new budget become law WRAL
Utah , Arkansas , Texas , Amd , North Carolina
Gov. Cooper to announce an executive action on criminal justice and racial equity WRAL
Racial Bias Doesn’t Fully Explain Manafort’s Sentence. It’s Unchecked Judges.POLITICO
Russia , United States , Chicago , Bias
NC man fights death sentence, challenges jury's alleged racial bias WRAL
Johnston