'I pray he gets the death penalty,' Family of Cannon Hinnant speaks after Rule 24 hearing

JUSTICE FOR THE CHILD WILL BE A

DIFFICULT PROCESS BUT ONE SHE'S

WILLING TO UNDER TAKE.

>> IT WOULD MEAN THE CLOSEST

JUSTICE WE CAN GET.

>> Reporter: THAT'S THE MOTHER

OF CANNON HINNANT MOMENTS AFTER

SEEING THE MAN ACCUSED OF

MURDERING HER SON AND CALLING

HIM HIM TO BE PUT TO DEATH.

OFFICERS SAY 5-YEAR-OLD CANNON

HINNANT WAS RIDING HIS BIKE,

HIS TWO OLDER SISTERS ALONGSIDE

HIM.

POLICE SAY NEIGHBOR DARIUS

SESSOMS WALKED UP TO HIM AND

SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD, KILLING

THE BOY.

POLICE STILL HAVEN'T GIVEN A

MOTIVE.

THE DEATH CAUSED OUTRAGE IN

WILSON COMMUNITY AND BEYOND AND

IN DECEMBER SESSOMS WAS

FORMALLY INDICTED FOR FIRST

DEGREE MURDER.

HE CAME TO STAND BEFORE A JUDGE

AGAIN WITH THE FAMILY IN THE

COURTROOM FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> A LOT OF HURT, ANGER, PAIN

BUILT UP.

IT WILL NEVER BRING MY CHILD

BACK BUT I WANT HIM TO ADMIT

AND STAND UP FOR WHAT HE DONE

TO MY CHILD.

>> Reporter: DURING THE HEARING

THE STATE ANNOUNCED IT PLANS TO

SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY FOR THE

MURDER OF OF CANNON HINNANT AND

APPOINTED HIM WITH A SECOND

ATTORNEY.

HE SPENT MOST OF THE HEARING

LOOKING AT THE FAMILY NOT

SHOWING EMOTION.

>> IT WAS HARD WALKING IN AND

HAVING TO FACE SOMEONE THAT

TOOK MY BABY.

>> Reporter: PARKER SAYS THE

ONLY THING GIVING HER STRENGTH

WAS HER FAMILY GATHERED AROUND

HER AND HER SON'S PICTURE ON

HER SHIRT.

>> THAT WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF

HIM BEING ABLE TO SEE CANNON'S

FACE AGAIN.

I AM HOPING HIM SEEING CANNON'S

FACE AGAIN, HE LAYS DOWN

TONIGHT AND DOESN'T SLEEP.

>> Reporter: IT WILL NEVER

BRING HER SON BACK BUT PARKER

SAYS THERE IS ONE WAY HER

FAMILY CAN MOVE FORWARD.

>> I PRAY HE GETS DEATH

PENALTY.

WE WILL FIGHT FOR THAT UNTIL

THE END.

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HOPING FOR.