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: StandDown Texas Project

Mental Illness, the Criminal Justice System, and the Death Penalty in North Carolina

By Steve Hall

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"Lady justice shows split personality in 2 cases," is the title of Myron Pitts column in today's Fayetteville Observer.On July 17, 1988, Michael Hayes shot 13 people passing by his parents' store in Forsyth County, killing four.The rampage was caused by demons in Hayes' head, his defense team argued. He was also high on drugs and alcohol.A jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity.Last week, he walked out of Dorothea Dix, the state mental hospital, a free man. His lawyer added that Hayes still had been wronged, pointing out that doctors ruled him safe for release 10 years ago.One could not help but notice what happened with Hayes and contrast it to Abdullah Shareef.Shareef ran down five men and killed one of them...continue to full post

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