The Raw Story24d
Outgoing governor commutes 15 death sentences on final day in office: report
Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...
The Hill24d
North Carolina Gov Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on final day in office
Editor’s note: This report has been corrected to specify that the sentences in North Carolina were commuted. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 ...
WTVD24d
Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 on death row, issues other pardons and commutations
Iziah Barden, 67, convicted in Sampson County in 1999. Nathan Bowie, 53, convicted in Catawba County in 1993. Rayford Burke, 66, convicted in Iredell County in 1993. Elrico Fowler, 49, convicted ...
WUNC24d
Roy Cooper commutes 15 death row sentences on his final day in office
On his final day in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death row sentences of 15 people to life without parole. In a press release, Cooper said he reviewed the petitions for ...
Asheville Citizen-Times22d
On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
As one of his last acts as governor, on New Year's Eve, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life without parole. Before these commutations, the ...
UPI24d
N.C. governor commutes 15 death penalty sentences before leaving office
Iziah Barden, 67, who was convicted in Sampson County in 1999; Nathan Bowie, 53, who was convicted in Catawba County in 1993; Rayford Burke, 66, who was convicted in Iredell County in 1993 ...
Springfield News-Sun11d
Clark County Municipal Court cases
Jeffrey D. Aleshire, 50, of 1808 Crescent Dr., child endangering, innocent, continued, released on own recognizance bond. Terrence K. Butts, 35, of Spring Valley ...
Yahoo News25d
Governor Cooper commutes 15 death sentences following years of advocacy
Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates to life without possibility of parole on New Year’s Eve following five years of vigils outside the governor’s mansion and a two-year ...
Raleigh News & Observer24d
On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper granted clemency to 15 people on death row, forgave two people for their past crimes and made two others immediately eligible for parole. Cooper ...
NBC News24d
North Carolina Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates
The other inmates whose sentences were commuted are: Iziah Barden, 67, convicted in Sampson County in 1999; Nathan Bowie, 53, convicted in Catawba County in 1993; Rayford Burke, 66, convicted in ...
WSOC-TV23d
Hickory family upset after death row inmate’s sentence commuted
CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — One of Roy Cooper’s final acts as governor was to commute the sentences of 15 death row inmates. They will remain in prison for life without the possibility of parole.