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22261
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In NC teenagers who commit murder receive a mandatory life sentence. However, in 2012 the US Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that juveniles may no longer receive automatic life sentences. "Instead they must receive individualized sentencing hearings. The ruling did not abolish life without parole; it abolished mandatory life without parole." The NC Supreme Court will hear cases in the coming weeks "to determine whether trial judges must retroactively consider the sentences of juvenile offenders." Tucker discusses how the Court's ruling may affect past offenders.
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After an incident involving a stolen hat, a 21-year-old immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo faces deportation, regardless of the fact that he has no remaining ties in the country and barely speaks the language.
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Roger Echols, Durham's recently elected district attorney, seeks the death penalty for Craig Hicks, the man who allegedly killed three Muslim students in February 2015.
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State lawmakers wish to give more power to the Civilian Police Review Board, which serves to review police oversight and complaints against officers.
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23222
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Tucker memorializes Deah Barakat and recounts his final days before he was murdered by Craig Hicks.
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23229
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Derrick McRae was denied an appeal to have his case retried and will continue serving life in prison for a murder he says he did not commit.
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23236
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Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was enacted by Congress in 1970 to dismantle the Mafia but it is still used in the prosecution of modern-day street gangs. Some people think the Act does not (and should not) apply to street gangs.
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23251
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Melissa Radcliff works to help identify and support children of inmates in North Carolina.
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23266
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Derrick McRae serves a life prison sentence for a crime he says he did not commit. His case has been appealed and two attorneys work to have him vindicated.
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23268
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Tucker examines how before 1994, burglary could land a person a life term in prison. Today, the same charge carries a maximum sentence of four years.
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23964
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Two bar patrons were arrested after standing on a sidewalk in Glenwood South, one of Raleigh's essential late-night hubs. The charges were dropped but the men who were arrested took the case to federal court, arguing four police officers targeted them because of their race.
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The natural erosion of the Outer Banks concerned citizens and the U.S. government in the 1920s and 1930s. During the Great Depression, the government created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, which employed 15,000 Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps workers. These young men built vegetated sand dunes to protect the beaches and the livelihood of Outer Banks residents.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 4, September 2015,
p41-42, 44, il, por
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24607
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The South Charlotte furniture business, Heritage Handcrafted, is owned by James Broyhill II, descendant of J.E. Broyhill who operated Broyhill Furniture Factories. This article includes the history of Broyhill Furniture Factories as well as how James came to opening Heritage Handcrafted.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 4, September 2014,
p186-188, 190, 192, 194, 196, il, por
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Fernando Palma-Carias was a snitch for Wake County’s Drug Enforcement Administration in a case looking into the local arm of a Mexican drug cartel. In 2013, Carias was convicted for murdering his wife Marisol Rojas in front of their two children. Four months later, Carias filed a federal lawsuit accusing the DEA of luring vulnerable immigrants into dangerous drug operations through false promises of citizenship.
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Part 1 of a 2-part series on Luke Hampton. Growing up in Sparta, NC, Hampton was a successful high school wrestler known throughout the state. Following Hampton’s injury during a wrestling match, the state athletic association changed the officiating rules for wrestling. Part 1 focuses on Hampton’s childhood, character, wrestling career up to his injury, and his time recovering from his injuries which left him paralyzed. Hampton was known as a strong, generous, young man with a big heart who enjoyed working hard, competing, and helping his neighbors.
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