News Update 04.16.08
North Carolina
In Durham, Christy Crittenton was sentenced to 20 to 25 years for the 2006 murder of Edwin Knowles. Crittenton once faced the death penalty for the crime. In court, Knowles’ daughter gave Crittenton a Bible – and her forgiveness.
NPR listeners should tune in to today’s The State of Things on WUNC to hear about UNC-Chapel Hill’s year-long program, “Criminal Justice: The Death Penalty Examined.” Among those appearing on the show, law school dean Jack Boger and the producer/director of Love Lived on Death Row, Linda Booker.
Capital X’s “Walk 4 Life” tour has reached North Carolina. Donations received through his MySpace page will go to victims’ families and abolitionist groups.
“The Trials of Darryl Hunt,” the story of a man convicted and nearly sentenced to death for a rape and murder he did not commit, will be shown Monday at Elon University. Hunt, his attorney Mark Rabil, and Chris Mumma from the North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence will be in attendance.
Elsewhere
SCOTUS is hearing arguments in Kennedy v. Louisiana right now.
