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Christiansburg Man Extradited To NC On Child Sex Charges
Tue, 15 May 2012 21:35:51 -0700
Cumberland Co., NC - A Christiansburg man has been extradited to North Carolina on child sex charges. 42-year old Brent McKinney is in the Cumberland County North Carolina Jail under a $2.35 million bond. Earlier this month, McKinney was arrested by Montgomery County, Virginia deputies.
Prosecutors will learn how to fight Racial Justice Act
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:56:08 -0700
A month after a Cumberland County judge ruled for the defendant in the first case under the Racial Justice Act, about 60 prosecutors from across North Carolina are coming to Forsyth County today to learn how to fight motions filed under the law.
Inside Politics: Watchdog group says Cumberland County voters among most confused by election district changes
Sun, 06 May 2012 21:15:56 -0700
An election watchdog group says Cumberland County voters are likely to be confused by redistricting when they go to the polls Tuesday. Democracy North Carolina released a so-called voter confusion index Friday for all 100 counties.
Cumberland County preschool teacher wins Carolina Cash 5 jackpot
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:45:16 -0700
A Cumberland County preschool teacher hit the jackpot this week. Lori Ayers, a teacher supervisor from Hope Mills, won a $141,975 prize in the Carolina Cash 5 lottery, according to a release from the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Judge orders inmate Bobby Bowden freed in '75 double-murder case
Wed, 09 May 2012 05:30:16 -0700
A Cumberland County judge on Tuesday ordered double murderer Bobby E. Bowden of Fayetteville to be freed from prison by 5 p.m. Friday, ruling that he has served his time under North Carolina's old sentencing guidelines.
North Carolina execution blocked on racial grounds
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:24 -0700
April 20, 2012: Defendant Marcus Robinson, left, sits with his lawyers during the final day of his hearing under the Racial Justice Act at the Cumberland County Courthouse in Fayetteville, N.C.
North Carolina judge vacates death penalty under racial justice law
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:42:33 -0700
Convicted murderer Marcus Reymond Robinson has his sentence changed to life without parole in a blistering ruling that accuses state prosecutors of systematic discrimination. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — In a landmark ruling, a North Carolina judge on Friday vacated the death penalty of a black man convicted of murder, saying prosecutors across the state had engaged in deliberate and systematic racial ...
Judge: Racism played role in Cumberland County trial, death sentence converted in N.C.'s first Racial Justice Act case
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:15:24 -0700
A Cumberland County judge ruled Friday that prosecutors in North Carolina have intentionally used race when choosing jurors for capital murder trials, a landmark decision for death row inmates that could ripple through courthouses across the state.
North Carolina judge commutes death sentence, cites jury race bias
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:11:09 -0700
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - A North Carolina judge on Friday commuted the death sentence of a black man convicted of the 1991 murder of a white teenage boy after finding that state prosecutors had deliberately excluded blacks from the jury. In the first test of North Carolina's controversial Racial Justice Act, Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks said he found ...
Inside Politics: Early voter turnout strong in Cumberland County
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:17:27 -0700
About 20 people an hour cast ballots in Cumberland County on Thursday, the first day of early voting ahead of the May 8 primary. In all, 149 people voted Thursday at the Board of Elections. By noon Friday, the tally was up to 227.