NC Gov. Cooper commutes 15 death sentences

‘This is shameful’: Union County DA’s Office condemns Cooper’s decision to commute death sentence of convicted murderer
On Friday, the Union County District Attorney's Office publicly condemned former Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to commute the death sentence of convicted murderer Darryl Strickland.
On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
As one of his last acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life without parole.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on his last day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates in the state on his last day in office, a move that was praised by several advocacy organizations
Cooper commutes 15 death row inmates' sentences on last day as governor
One of Gov. Roy Cooper's final actions in office was to commute the death penalty sentences of 15 men on death row in North Carolina state prison. They will now serve a life sentence instead.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Commutes Sentences of 15 Death Row Inmates on Final Day in Office
Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates in North Carolina on his last day in office.
North Carolina Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates
One of the inmates receiving clemency had challenged his sentence under the groundbreaking Racial Justice Act of 2009, a judge had yet to issue a decision in that case.
Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on final day in office
In his final day in office, Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentence of 15 death row inmates in North Carolina.
North Carolina Gov Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on final day in office
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole, coinciding with New Year’s Eve and his final day in
'Historic': NC Gov. Cooper commutes 15 death sentences
Death penalty abolitionists are praising former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for one of his final actions in office: The Democrat on Tuesday commuted the sentences of 15 men on death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Roy Cooper showed Democrats how to govern and win. And he’s not done.
Gov. Roy Cooper (D-North Carolina) the day after a hurricane on Sept. 6, 2019, in Wilmington, North Carolina. (Elijah ...
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New North Carolina Governor Josh Stein sworn in as another Democrat succeeds Roy Cooper
North Carolina’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein, right, is introduced by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper at ...