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Death row appeal hinges on jury selection process

Lawyers for a Cumberland County man on North Carolina's death row for a 1991 murder argued Wednesday that the jury selection in his trial was racially biased and his sentence should be commuted to life in prison.
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Lawyers for a Cumberland County man on North Carolina's death row for a 1991 murder argued Wednesday that the jury selection in his trial was racially biased and his sentence should be commuted to life in prison.

Reporter : Bryan Mims
Photographer : Michael Joyner
Posted 2012-02-15T19:00:00-0500 - Updated 2012-02-15T19:00:00-0500