New at the Civitas Institute’s web site is the fourth and final installment of the four-part video series examining North Carolina’s very flawed Racial Justice Act. In this video, we hear from District Attorneys who are concerned about the negative consequences of the Racial Justice Act. Included in the concerns are the high financial cost [...]
True Victims of the Racial Justice Act
The Civitas Institute today posted its third of a four-part video series examining the Racial Justice Act. This part contains an interview with Crystal Davis, whose mother was murdered in 1999 by an inmate currently sitting on death row. Ms. Davis questions the legitimacy of the Racial Justice Act, especially the fact that a killer and victim [...]
Prosecutors Face Legal Hurdle in Racial Justice Act Hearing
(RALEIGH) – A hearing continues this week in a Cumberland County courtroom as three death row inmates use the Racial Justice Act to claim racial bias played a key role in their receiving a death sentence. The three are Christina Walters, who killed two women as a gang initiation, Tilmon Golphin, who murdered a state [...]
Three Vetoes, Three Overrides
Late last night (and into this morning), state lawmakers were able to complete a hat trick of veto overrides. Following the successful override of Perdue’s veto of a bill limiting the Racial Justice Act, the legislature was able to override the state budget and hydraulic fracturing vetoes. As the N&O reports, however, the override vote [...]
Legislature Overrides Perdue Veto of Bill That Limits Racial Justice Act
About 90 minutes after the Senate voted 31-11 to override Perdue’s veto of Senate Bill 416, the House followed suit with a 72-48 vote. The measure now becomes law. The legislation restricts some of the measures implemented by the Racial Justice Act that allows death row inmates to appeal their sentence by using statewide statisitics [...]
