Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates to life without possibility of parole on New Year’s Eve ...

Cooper’s office said it considered a variety of factors, such as a defendant’s conduct in prison, the adequacy of legal representation and sentences ... leaders who used their executive ...

The co-defendant, Roger Bell, is already serving a life sentence. A Union County man, Darrell Strickland, was convicted of manslaughter following ... must stop the use of the death penalty at ...

In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without ...

Donald Trump's return to power has thrown into question the future of the more than 1,500 federal cases brought over the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol four years ago.

“But the Court is bound to follow ... sentences at trial, decisions that can’t be unilaterally overruled by a judge, but judges across the country have long complained that such rules prohibit ...

The commutations announced Thursday are for people who have served out home confinement sentences for at least ... The clemency follows a broad pardon for his son Hunter, who was prosecuted ...

The sentences were handed down by Supreme Court Judge Justice Carolyn Tie-Powell on Tuesday in downtown Kingston, following the trial ... aggravating factors — such as the fact that the murder ...