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Jailer's death trial set in Raleigh over self defense claim
Miss Joan Little faces a first degree murder trial in Raleigh for the 1974 stabbing of Clarence Alligood, a 62 year old jailer. authorities say she lured him with the promise of a phone use then killed him in his cell in a high profile racially charged case. The defense seeks self defense with a four to six week trial, while the prosecution aims for first degree murder or second degree murder, with potential death penalty. The case has drawn civil rights and prison reform attention.
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Raleigh
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North Carolina
Clarence Alligood
Joan Little
Wake County
Alligood
Miss Little
Jerry Paul
Durham
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John Wilkinson
William C. Griffin