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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Despite remaining a legal penalty, there have been no executions in North Carolina
Capital punishment in North Carolina
Capital_punishment_in_North_Carolina
state of North Carolina since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. There have been a total of 43 executions in North Carolina, under
List of people executed in North Carolina
List_of_people_executed_in_North_Carolina
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Texas, for capital murder, and participation in a felony resulting in death if committed by
Capital_punishment_in_Texas
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Indiana. The last person executed by the state of Indiana was Roy Lee Ward on October 10, 2025;
Capital_punishment_in_Indiana
In the United States, capital punishment (also known as the death penalty) is a legal penalty in 27 states (of which two, Oregon and Wyoming, have no inmates
Capital punishment in the United States
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Legal killing of a person as punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for
Capital_punishment
Government of the U.S. state of North Carolina
involving capital punishment. The North Carolina Court of Appeals is the state's intermediate appellate court and consists of fifteen judges who rule in rotating
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the morality of capital punishment and, as such, they have historically impacted the way in which governments handle such punishment practices. Although
Religion and capital punishment
Religion_and_capital_punishment
Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh,
Central_Prison
Washington enforced capital punishment until the state's capital punishment statute was declared null and void and abolished in practice by a state Supreme
Capital punishment in Washington (state)
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2025 stabbing in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate Phil Berger stated that he would seek to revive capital punishment in North Carolina, with no executions having
Killing_of_Iryna_Zarutska
Capital punishment was abolished via the legislative process on May 2, 2013, in the U.S. state of Maryland. Capital punishment had been in use in the
Capital punishment in Maryland
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by the U.S. state of North Carolina before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia. For
List of people executed in North Carolina (pre-1972)
List_of_people_executed_in_North_Carolina_(pre-1972)
methods of capital punishment, also known as execution. These well-known and notable methods of capital punishment are currently legal in at least one
List of methods of capital punishment
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the U.S. state of South Carolina before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia. For executions
List of people executed in South Carolina (pre-1972)
List_of_people_executed_in_South_Carolina_(pre-1972)
2009 abduction and murder of a young girl in North Carolina
murdered American children Capital punishment in North Carolina List of death row inmates in the United States § North Carolina Murder of Kamarie Holland
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Executed American serial killer
experienced God in my soul. I am glad to leave this world of sin." Capital punishment in North Carolina List of people executed in North Carolina (pre-1972)
Herman_Allen
Executed by the state of North Carolina 1995
victim since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976. On December 4, 1980, 23-year-old Kermit Smith Jr. of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina was taken into
Kermit_Smith_Jr.
In the United States, capital punishment for juveniles existed until March 1, 2005, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in Roper v. Simmons
Capital punishment for juveniles in the United States
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Prison escape and murders in North Carolina, U.S.
balloons in remembrance. Capital punishment in North Carolina List of death row inmates in the United States § North Carolina "2 North Carolina Prison Workers
2017 Pasquotank County prison murders
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The debate over capital punishment in the United States existed as early as the colonial period. As of April 2022, it remains a legal penalty within 28
Capital punishment debate in the United States
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people executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. Since the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court
List of people executed in South Carolina
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1976 U.S. Supreme Court case upholding the death penalty
features that capital sentencing procedures must employ in order to comply with the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishments". The decision
Gregg_v._Georgia
Nickname for electric chairs
archival service (link) "Death Row/Capital Punishment Archived 2010-10-07 at the Wayback Machine." South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved
Old_Sparky
Carolina Department of Corrections Death Row List" (PDF). South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved November 19, 2025. "Capital Punishment"
List of death row inmates in the United States
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American convicted murderer (1929–1984)
Raleigh, North Carolina by lethal injection. Hutchins became the first person to be executed in North Carolina since 1977 when current capital punishment laws
James_W._Hutchins
American criminal (1969–2006)
Baptist Church in Raleigh to commemorate his death. Capital punishment in North Carolina Capital punishment in the United States List of most recent executions
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North Carolina Session Laws, and all home rule changes must be filed with the Secretary of State and the Legislative Library. Capital punishment in North
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Director. North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) "Facts about capital punishment - the death
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American murderer (1966–1998)
resumption of capital punishment. The others were Duncan Peder McKenzie Jr. in 1995 and David Thomas Dawson in 2006. Capital punishment in Montana List
Terry_Langford
American convicted murderer (1948–1980)
Baker, David V. (2016). Women and Capital Punishment in the United States: An Analytical History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7864-9950-2
Troy_Leon_Gregg
2009 law in North Carolina
The North Carolina Racial Justice Act of 2009 prohibited seeking or imposing the death penalty on the basis of race. It passed both the North Carolina State
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American serial killer
his appeals. Capital punishment in North Carolina List of death row inmates in the United States § North Carolina List of serial killers in the United States
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American murderer (1972–2003)
in North Carolina Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in North Carolina List of people executed in the United States in 2003
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Method of execution
method of capital punishment in which a person is shot to death by one or more firearms. It is the most common method of execution worldwide, used in about
Execution_by_shooting
American serial killer on death row
by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. As of July 2022, Forte remains on death row, awaiting execution. Capital punishment in North Carolina List of
Linwood_Forte
around 118 violent crimes per 10,000 residents. Capital punishment is applied in the state of South Carolina. 1978 - Murder of Betty Gardner 1996 - David
Crime_in_South_Carolina
American murderer and last person executed by the State of New York
method of execution in the state since 1890. Hanging had been abolished in 1888. In 1965, the state of New York repealed capital punishment, except for cases
Eddie_Lee_Mays
American convicted murderer (1964–2003)
Easley of North Carolina. Capital punishment in North Carolina Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in North Carolina List of
Edward_Hartman
African-American woman acquitted in murder trial of a white prison guard
validity of capital punishment in North Carolina, racial and sexual inequality in the criminal justice system, and the rights of prisoners in general. It
Joan_Little
Governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025
75th governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 50th attorney general of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017
Roy_Cooper
Religious nonprofit organization
everyone else in the room, including Smith—a "murderer" for allowing capital punishment to take place. Religion and capital punishment "People of Faith
People of Faith Against the Death Penalty
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American serial killer
serial killers in the United States List of people executed in North Carolina Capital punishment in North Carolina "Asbury Respus, North Carolina Marriages
Asbury_Respus
1985 murder of a police officer in South Carolina
concluded capital cases and appeal proceedings to determine whether a convicted person was truly innocent or guilty. Capital punishment in South Carolina List
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American spree killer (1960–2008)
Carolina. He was pronounced dead at 6:17 pm. Capital punishment in South Carolina Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in South
David_Mark_Hill
Executed American serial killer
bless you." Capital punishment in North Carolina List of people executed in North Carolina List of people executed in the United States in 2005 List of
Earl_Richmond_(serial_killer)
American journalist (1893–1956)
practice of capital punishment in North Carolina. Her ongoing writing projects included a textbook, a biography of Dorothea Dix, and a novel. Later in her career
Nell_Battle_Lewis
American murderer and suspected serial killer
moratorium on executions in the state. Capital punishment in North Carolina List of death row inmates in the United States § North Carolina In some articles, the
Michael_McGay_Reeves
Place in prison housing inmates awaiting execution
procedures, which may continue for several decades. Opponents of capital punishment claim that a prisoner's isolation and uncertainty over their fate
Death_row
American murderer
" Capital punishment in North Carolina Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in North Carolina List of people executed in the
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" Capital punishment in North Carolina Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in North Carolina List of people executed in the
Steven_Van_McHone
American serial killer (1932–1984)
to seven murders in total. She became the first woman in the United States to be executed after the resumption of capital punishment in 1976, and the first
Velma_Barfield
Executed American murderer (1955–1985)
Carolina after the U.S. Supreme Court reauthorized the use of capital punishment in 1976. Shaw was executed for the 1977 murders of three people in Richland
Joseph_Carl_Shaw
Room where capital punishment is administered
An execution chamber, or death chamber, is a room or chamber in which capital punishment is carried out. Execution chambers are almost always inside the
Execution_chamber
people executed by the U.S. state of Florida since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. The total amounts to 137 people. Of the 137
List of people executed in Florida
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Highest court in the U.S. state of North Carolina
State of North Carolina is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s
North_Carolina_Supreme_Court
1972 U.S. Supreme Court case
degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty. This case resulted in a de facto moratorium of capital punishment throughout the United
Furman_v._Georgia
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued numerous rulings on the use of capital punishment (the death penalty). While some rulings applied very narrowly, perhaps
List of United States Supreme Court opinions involving capital punishment
List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_opinions_involving_capital_punishment
Execution by multiple shooters on command
(from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war. Some reasons for its use are that
Execution_by_firing_squad
American serial killer (1933–1991)
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American college football season
The 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks
2011 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
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American serial killer
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Larry_Gene_Bell
Palestinian-American murderer (1938–2005)
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Elias_Syriani
African-American man executed in 1999
an African-American man from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America, who was executed in 1999 in Alabama. Many believe that he was wrongfully
Brian_Baldwin
1791 amendment regulating forms of punishment
Unusual Punishment Clause, the Supreme Court has struck down the application of capital punishment in some instances, but capital punishment is still
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Eighth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
U.S. research consortium
findings are based on a standard protocol of in-depth interviews with past jurors in capital punishment trials. The interviews seek to identify the jury
Capital_Jury_Project
Local application of criminal punishment in the United States of America
In the United States, life imprisonment is the most severe punishment provided by law in states with no valid capital punishment statute, and second-most
Life imprisonment in the United States
Life_imprisonment_in_the_United_States
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice. The most recent legal
List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
List_of_most_recent_executions_by_jurisdiction
Type of guilty plea in the United States
the possibility of capital punishment if convicted in a jury trial. The death penalty was the default sentence in North Carolina at the time if two criteria
Alford_plea
Executed American murderer (1957–2004)
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James_Neil_Tucker
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father Thomas Lee Bonney in Camden County, North Carolina. The case gained media attention not only due to the brutal manner in which the killing had been
Murder_of_Kathy_Bonney
American exonerated men
existence of capital punishment. McCollum and Brown challenged their convictions for decades. Both men earned a retrial in the 1990s, which resulted in McCollum
Henry_McCollum_and_Leon_Brown
Participation in Capital Punishment. Given the ethical conflicts involved, no physician, even if employed by the state, should be compelled to participate in the
Participation of medical professionals in American executions
Participation_of_medical_professionals_in_American_executions
American politician (1937–2025)
executions included the first execution in North Carolina after the US Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976 (James W. Hutchins) and the first
Jim_Hunt
first-degree murder, but its meaning varies widely. Capital punishment is a legal sentence in 27 states, and in the federal civilian and military legal systems
Murder_in_United_States_law
1999 rape and murder of a young boy in South Carolina
2008. "Capital Punishment and the Invisible Black Male – Race-of-Victim Effects in US Executions, 1977-2013" (PDF). The University of North Carolina at Chapel
Murder_of_Keenan_O'Mailia
abolishing capital punishment in 1981. Ross McAfee became the last person to be executed in the United States for burglary. He was executed in North Carolina for
List of people executed in the United States in 1957
List_of_people_executed_in_the_United_States_in_1957
Three American television miniseries
South Carolina, while the Hazards, who reside in a small Pennsylvania mill town, profit from ownership of iron manufacturing and industry capital, their
North_and_South_(miniseries)
American serial killer
couples in Cherryville, North Carolina, in 1991. He knew one pair of victims and later confessed to a friend that he enjoyed watching people die in agony
Phillip_Ingle
State Board of North Carolina, U.S.
Eugenics Board of North Carolina (EBNC) was a State Board of the U.S. state of North Carolina formed in July 1933 by the North Carolina State Legislature
Eugenics Board of North Carolina
Eugenics_Board_of_North_Carolina
Executed American convicted spree killer (1983–2025)
opponent of capital punishment. Mahdi was charged by the state authorities of North Carolina with the murder of Christopher Boggs in July 2004. In December
Mikal_Mahdi
American bishop
was Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina from 1994 to 2000. Johnson was born on July 18, 1938, in Columbus, Georgia and was raised as a Southern
Robert_Carroll_Johnson_Jr.
American state constitution
Constitution of the State of North Carolina governs the structure and function of the state government of North Carolina, one of the U.S. states; it is
Constitution of North Carolina
Constitution_of_North_Carolina
British attorney (born 1959)
1959) is a British attorney who specialises in the areas of civil rights and working against capital punishment in the United States. He worked to overturn
Clive_Stafford_Smith
because a more culpable mental state merits a more severe punishment. In Woodson v. North Carolina, the Court had struck down a mandatory death penalty statute
Felony murder and the death penalty in the United States
Felony_murder_and_the_death_penalty_in_the_United_States
Overview of and topical guide to South Carolina
in South Carolina Capital punishment in South Carolina Individuals executed in South Carolina Constitution of South Carolina Crime in South Carolina Gun
Outline_of_South_Carolina
people executed in the United States. The following are lists of people executed in the United States between 1900–1972. Capital punishment in the United States
Lists of people executed in the United States
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American criminal executed for non-homicidal rape
the second-to-last person executed in Missouri before the U.S. moratorium on capital punishment. Wolfe was born in Clarendon, New York. His mother disappeared
Ronald_Wolfe_(rapist)
American spree killer (1959–2021)
having abolished capital punishment in 1984. The last time the Commonwealth used the penalty was in 1947. It was the first time anyone in Massachusetts has
Gary_Lee_Sampson
Prison in Columbia, South Carolina
prison for men located in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, owned and operated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections
Kirkland Correctional Institution
Kirkland_Correctional_Institution
2012 book by Jackson and Christian
by Bruce Jackson and Diana Christian, published by the University of North Carolina Press. The authors are married to one another and Helicher had previously
In_This_Timeless_Time
Form of execution involving injection of chemicals into the bloodstream
death. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broader sense to include euthanasia and other
Lethal_injection
Historically Black college in Raleigh, North Carolina, US
historically Black Christian college in Raleigh, North Carolina. It discontinued academic degree offerings in 2026. Founded in 1867 by Episcopal Church clergy
Saint Augustine's University (North Carolina)
Saint_Augustine's_University_(North_Carolina)
of Florida (or in Florida prior to statehood) before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia
List of people executed in Florida (pre-1972)
List_of_people_executed_in_Florida_(pre-1972)
Method of torture and execution
used in response to "crimes against the state" and is regarded across a number of cultures as a very harsh form of capital punishment and recorded in myth
Impalement
printing press began operating in New Bern, at the time North Carolina's capital, in 1749. "The first book published by a black in the South was The Hope of
North_Carolina_literature
County in South Carolina, United States
county safekeepers." "Death Row/Capital Punishment Archived October 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved
Richland County, South Carolina
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manager. John Spenkelink, the first person executed in Florida after capital punishment was reinstated in 1976. Jerry White (criminal), convicted of murdering
List of people executed by electrocution
List_of_people_executed_by_electrocution
strangled for approximately 20 minutes. This resulted in the abolition of capital punishment in Wisconsin. John Tapner (1854) – Hanging. The rope did
List_of_botched_executions
American mass murderer
sixth person to do so since South Carolina reintroduced capital punishment after the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia. By refusing to pursue
Hastings_Arthur_Wise
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