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District Attorneys Disagree on Racial Justice Act

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That's the title of an article in North Carolina's Indy Week by Matt Saldana.  LINK  Here's an extended excerpt:The House Committee on Ways and Means and Broadband Connectivity on Monday narrowly approved the Racial Justice Act, which would prohibit the execution of defendants who can prove race was an underlying factor in the decision to seek, or impose, the death penalty at the time of their trial. Instead, they would receive life without parole. The Racial Justice Act, also known as Senate Bill 461, passed 7-5 with a controversial clause ensuring capital punishment will resume in the state. It now proceeds to the House Judiciary I Committee, which approved an earlier House version this session. The bill faces ardent opposition from the N...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 11, 2009 (boomark / email).