NC Black Caucus tells Governor: We Want Clemencey for Walker
Thursday, December 9, 2004 at 10:41PM
TheSpook
Based on a lack of physical evidence, questionable testimony and
no body of the victim, the NC Legislative Black Caucus has formally
asked Gov. Mike Easley to commute the pending Dec. 3rd execution of
Charles Anthony Walker to life in prison without parole. The caucus has
now joined a number of groups across the state that say Walker's death
penalty case deserves a closer look. Walker, 39, was scheduled to be
executed by lethal injection at Raleigh's Central Prison Friday morning
at 2 a.m. before a Guilford County Superior Court judge issued a
stay order Monday. Defense attorneys asked the judge to hear arguments
regarding the reliability of witnesses against Walker in the 1992
slaying of a drug dealer in Greensboro. Co-defendants testified then
that the Brooklyn, N.Y. man joined them in repeatedly shooting the
victim, Tito Davidson, then slashing his throat. [more]
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