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22514
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Citing police and prosecutor misconduct, attorneys Theresa Newman and Jamie Lau of the Duke Wrongful Convictions Clinic may be able to vindicate Derrick McRae, a mentally-ill black man, of a murder committed in Rockingham, NC in 1995.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 1, January 2015, p7-17, il, por Periodical Website
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29975
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The Fair (or Presumptive) Sentencing Act was amended in June 1980. The amendments pertain to active prison terms, aggravating and mitigating factors in proof of offense, appropriate relief and appellate review regarding sentences.
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29991
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Several federal courts of appeals, including the one that serves North Carolina, have recognized the greater rights of detainees. However, in Bell v. Wolfish, the United States Supreme Court made it clear that the constitutional rights of both convicts and pretrial detainees can be much more restricted than the constitutional rights of free persons.
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29998
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The Fair Sentencing Act was the cornerstone of North Carolina’s crime-control program in the 1979 Session. Applicable to felonies committed on or after July 1, 1980, the act is intended to make punishment for felonies more certain, fair, and balanced by regulating the sentencing superior court judge’s discretion.
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18259
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Maintaining fairness in the criminal process is perhaps even more important than deterring crime, and the extent of belief in the basic fairness of the process may well in the long run shape citizen's respect for the law and for law-abiding conduct. This article examines the factors that influence whether defendants go to prison or not.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 41 Issue 2, Fall 1975, p25-37, il