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Gov. Cooper commutes 6 sentences

WGHP-TV Greensboro on MSN · 2h

North Carolina Gov. Cooper grants pardons of innocence to Triad man, 1 other; commutes 6 more prison sentences

Governor Roy Cooper has issued pardons for two men who were wrongfully convicted. One of them is from the Piedmont Triad. Mark Crotts was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in Alamance County in 1992.

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Outgoing North Carolina governor grants 2 pardons, 6 commutations

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted what have been lengthy sentences served by six criminal offenders in state prisons and granted pardons to two others.

Gov. Cooper commutes six sentences; grants two pardons

Late Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper announced he had commuted the sentences of six people in North Carolina prisons and granted pardons of innocence to two others. According to the governor's office,

Gov. Roy Cooper pardons two men, making them eligible to seek restitution

Even after wrongfully convicted people in North Carolina are exonerated, they aren't eligible for restitution for their time in prison unless also pardoned by the governor.

Cooper urges lawmakers to let school voucher veto stand, redirect money to Helene aid

Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that would expand state spending on private school vouchers. Meanwhile, Cooper argues the ...

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Man wrongfully convicted of murder in 1992 in Alamance County pardoned by Gov. Cooper

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper granted pardons of innocence for two men including one man who was wrongfully accused of ...

Governor Roy Cooper grants 2 pardons, 6 commutations

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted what have been lengthy sentences served by six criminal ...

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Gov. Cooper pardons NC pastor who spent 8 years in prison for robbery he didn’t commit

The Rev. Darron Carmon of Winterville in Pitt County is eligible for $50,000 for each year he spent behind bars ...

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Wrongfully convicted pastor speaks out after pardon

For me, it was 30 years, for someone else, it could be 20, it could be 10, but don’t ever give up," Pastor Carmon said.

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Gov. Cooper announces over $14M donated to NC Disaster Relief Fund for Helene recovery

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday that more than $14 million has been donated to the North ...

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Juvenile shot in Raleigh as Gov. Cooper unveils 3-year plan targeting gun violence

A young man was shot Thursday in an east Raleigh neighborhood days after Gov. Roy Cooper announced a three-year plan to fight ...

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Gov. Roy Cooper appoints interim commissioner of labor

After Commissioner of Labor Josh Dobson’s abrupt resignation, the day after the General Election, Gov. Roy Cooper has ...

North Carolina offers schools $1 million to help take students on field trips

North Carolina public schools can seek financial assistance from the state to take students on field trips to state museums, ...

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As Trump returns to White House, NC GOP moving to require sheriffs to cooperate with ICE

Roy Cooper’s veto next week. The final passage of the bill would come as former President Donald Trump readies his second ...

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