The state Supreme Court declined to review claims of jury discrimination even though the prosecutor admitted to considering race.
Michael Hewlett
Posted inCriminal Justice
An Extraordinary Exoneration
A judge overturned the convictions of four men accused as teens of murdering NBA star Chris Paul’s grandfather.
Posted inNewsletters
The Thread: A Reporter Notebook and Legal Limbo
A Guilford County judge silenced a News & Record reporter and seized her notes. The same judge is blocking efforts to challenge the ruling.
Posted inPolitics
Stuck in Byzantine Limbo
An attorney for the News & Record says a judge and court officials are blocking efforts to challenge her ruling.
Posted inCriminal Justice
An Inmate’s Unlikely Ally
Charles McNeair has been in prison for more than 45 years. He has a surprising new advocate for clemency: the police chief.Â
Posted inCriminal Justice
A Ticking Clock for Wrongful Conviction Claims
A new law sets a seven-year time limit to file a motion for appropriate relief. Opponents worry it could allow wrongful convictions to stand.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Prosecutors Made a Rare Concession in a Murder Case. But Will It Matter?
Ruben Wright was a high-ranking Black Marine before his murder conviction. His lawyers say a main theory presented at trial has since collapsed.
Posted inPolitics
Griffin Concedes to Riggs, Ending Six-Month Fight Over NC Supreme Court Race
The concession comes two days after a federal judge ordered the State Board of Elections to certify the 734-vote win for Riggs.
Posted inCourts
Wake Prosecutor Accused of Withholding Evidence–Again
A judge declared a mistrial after a prosecutor withheld incriminating information about a confidential informant.
Posted inLaw Enforcement
A Fight Over a ‘Cop City’ in Matthews
A new lawsuit alleges that Central Piedmont Community College violated open meeting laws and shielded the public from information about a law enforcement training facility.