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State's Racial Bias Law Leads Judge to Overturn Death Sentence
Wall Street Journal The decision—which could set a precedent for what happens with the state's 156 other condemned prisoners—marked the first test of a state law requiring a judge to change a capital sentence to life without parole if race is determined to have been a … Judge Blocks Death Sentence Under Law on Race Disparity Judge Blocks Death Sentence Under Racial Justice Law NC judge tosses death sentence because race played role in 1st test of racial … |