Edwards speaks at annual NAACP event
John Edwards urged addressing poverty at the South Carolina NAACP Freedom Fund Celebration held at Bible Way Church of Atlas Road. He noted racial economic disparities, spoke of possible 2008 presidential plans, and cited his wife Elizabeth’s health as a factor in any run. Proceeds support health, economic advocacy, criminal justice, education, and civic engagement.
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Man charged in stabbing linked to mental illness history
Edwin L. Cornelius, 24, of Synor, charged with murder in the death of Natalia Holmes 18, in a Columbia school parking lot. Police say he confessed. his defense says he has a long schizophrenia history and may undergo state mental health evaluation to determine competency, with trial delayed six to eight weeks.
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Question Raised on Preventing a Fatal Self-Defense Case
In a letter to Opinions from Ken Standard, the writer questions whether steps could have prevented a death. The piece references Cornelius, charged with voluntary manslaughter in 2003 for a slaying during an attack on his mother. Prosecutors dropped the charge after ruling self defense, and he was later convicted of criminal domestic violence in October. Authorities clarify the Holmes incident was not involved.
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