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Bill addressing capital racial injustice making progress in North Carolina

By Douglas A. Berman

More than two decades ago in the famous McClesky case, the Supreme Court suggested it was less able than legislatures to address systemic racism in the application of the death penalty. As detailed in this local article, headlined "Committee OKs bill meant to help defendants challenge death penalty," it appears that North Carolina's legislature is now moving forward on this project: A bill that would establish a new pro?cedure for defendants to challenge the use of the death penalty advanced yesterday in the General Assembly. The bill, known as the "North Carolina Racial Justice Act," was approved 7-5 by a committee in the state House.  It now moves to a different committee before coming up for a vote in the full House...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 09, 2009 (boomark / email).