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New Trial Ordered For Doomed Man
The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial for John Thomas Alford in the Nov 6 1974 killing of Gregory Leonard, ruling Alford’s request to separate trials from co defendant Sherman Carter should have been granted. The court found error in Carter’s conviction and death sentence though Carter confessed to the crime and implicated Larry Waddell. Leonard, an auto parts store customer, was slain during an armed robbery. witnesses identified Alford and Carter as robbers. The court allowed use of Carter’s confession if introduced, potentially changing outcomes. Justice Huskins dissented, noting substantial evidence against Alford and that Carter’s confession was not admitted at trial.
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John Thomas Alford
Gregory Leonard
Alford
Sherman Eugene Carter
Leonard
Carter
Larry Waddell
J. Frank Huskins
Huskins