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North Carolina RJA Ruled Constitutional

By Steve Hall

The breaking news headline from the News & Observer is, "Racial Justice Act for death row inmates survives court challenge," by Anne Blythe. The fledgling Racial Justice Act survived its first challenge when a Forsyth County judge rejected contentions by prosecutors that the law was too sweeping to comply with the N.C. Constitution.Judge William Z. Wood issued his findings today in Forsyth County Superior Court.The Winston-Salem courthouse has been the setting for the first wave of death row inmates seeking relief from their sentences under the 18-month-old law.The Racial Justice Act, passed narrowly along party lines in 2009, provides people convicted and accused in capital cases a legal avenue for challenging their plights using statistics and anecdotal evidence to bolster racial bias claims...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 10, 2011 (boomark / email).