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Man Faces Death Penalty Because He Refused Plea Agreement

by Dawn Blagrove | Oct 12, 2017 | Uncategorized

Rejecting a plea agreement means facing the death penalty for the unlucky defendants in North Carolina who live in the handful of counties that pursue the death penalty. As of 2012, only 14 of the 100 counties in North Carolina have  sought the death penalty at...

When Law and Justice Part Ways

by Dawn Blagrove | Aug 16, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Uncategorized

At the time this piece was published, four people had been arrested in Durham for allegedly taking down a Confederate statue.  They allegedly broke the law.  Now let’s talk about justice. History has painfully provided us with countless examples of how law and...

Person/Caswell DA Resigns Following Investigation

by Dawn Blagrove | Jun 7, 2017 | CJPC News, Uncategorized

Person/Caswell County DA Wallace Bradsher has resigned. His resignation follows a nearly 10 month investigation into alleged theft at his office, as well as the office of prosecutor Craig Blitzer. Craig Blitzer resigned in March. The investigation has been conducted...
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