Death row inmates seek stays under new North Carolina law
A stay was granted for Sherman Skipper, condemned for a Bladen County killing, to appeal under a new state law banning executions of the mentally retarded. Other inmates seek stays as dates were set for three executions, including David Ward and Ernest McCarver, amid debates over IQ thresholds and age of onset.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Superior Court
William Gore
Sherman Skipper
Gretchen Engel
Skipper
Bladen County
David Junior Ward
Pitt County
Engel
Julia White
Roy Cooper
Cooper
White
Seth Cohen
Ernest McCarver
McCarver
Cabarrus County
Mark Speas
Concord Cafeteria
Woodrow Hartley
John Hardy Rose
Rockingham County
Double shootings investigated in Charlotte area
Police probe two separate double shootings in Charlotte. At Green Oaks Lane an 18 year old girl was seriously injured and one person died. On South Tryon Street near I 77 two people were shot with one killed and the other in serious condition. No motive or suspects yet.
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Charlotte
Green Oaks Lane
South Charlotte
Petro Express
South Tryon Street
Interstate 77
Carolinas Medical Center
Internet risk to children highlighted in Carolina poll
A local Carolina poll of 796 adults finds 95 percent say children face danger online with over half rating the risk as high. Teens and experts urge common sense, noting online threats mirror real world perils. The study aligns with nationwide data showing one in five youths received sexual solicitations online, as researchers warn about nontraditional predators.
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Carolinas
Matthew Wilson
Independence High School
Road closures and parking rules updated citywide
Road watch notes Fifth Street from Brevard to College closed through Saturday for trolley line work with Trade Street or 7th Street as alternates. Shopton Road closed Beam Road to South Tryon until Thursday afternoon with Beam Road as alternate. No curbside parking on 3rd and 4th streets between Davidson and McDowell. parking lots and garages remain open.
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Brevard
College Streets
Trade Street
7Th Street
Shopton Road
Beam Road
South Tryon Street
Davidson
McDowell Streets
Lawyer's drinking may have affected death case
In Catawba County, defense attorney Thomas Portwood testified that his alcohol habit could have influenced his representation of Nathan Bowie, sentenced to death in 1993 for double murders outside a Hickory apartment. Portwood earlier defended Ronald Frye, executed in 1993 for a landlord murder, with experts cited on impairment.
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Newton
Thomas Portwood
Catawba County
Nathan Bowie
Portwood
Ronald Frye
Frye
Bowie
Hickory
Hezbollah suspect arrested in Canada
A Hezbollah case in Charlotte led to Ali Adham Amhaz, 35, being arrested in Vancouver by the RCMP on a warrant tied to the Charlotte indictment. The four Lebanese nationals are accused of sending cash, stun guns, night vision gear, GPS devices, and software to Hezbollah members overseas while smuggling cigarettes to fund the operation. The broader case links the group to cigarette trafficking and illicit proceeds. The trial is slated for April in federal court in Charlotte. two fugitives remain at large.
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Amhaz
Hezbollah
Charlotte
North Carolina
Mohamad Harb
Mecklenburg County
Mohamad Hassan Dbouk
Hassan Hilu Lagis
Lagis
North America
Lebanon
Dbouk
Canada
State Court Upholds $50,000 Obscenity Fine
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a $50,000 criminal fine against Sanford Video and News Inc for selling magazines deemed obscene. The three judge panel ruled obscenity dissemination remains a felony, so constitutional challenges to the act could not be litigated.
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Raleigh
State Court of Appeals
Sanford Video and News Inc
Appeals Court
Hugh Campbell
Campbell
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