Michael Hewlett

1 week ago | theassemblync.com | Michael Hewlett

This is a developing story and will be updated. The only uncertified race in the country is officially over, as Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin conceded the highly contested state Supreme Court race to Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs. The concession came two days after U.S. District Judge Richard Myers ordered the State Board of Elections to certify the 734-vote win for Riggs.

1 week ago | theassemblync.com | Michael Hewlett

For the second time in a year, a judge ruled a Wake County prosecutor improperly withheld potentially exonerating evidence from a defendant. He has also faced similar accusations in a third, previous case. In the most recent case, Wake Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway declared a mistrial.

2 weeks ago | theassemblync.com | Michael Hewlett

Mina Ezikpe went to a morning meeting of Central Piedmont Community College’s board of trustees on March 12 with a friend and part-time student, Eboni Exceus, to learn more about a plan to build a $118-million public safety training complex on land adjacent to the school’s Levine campus, which is located in Matthews. Ezikpe said she is opposed to the project partly because school officials have not been transparent and have been resistant to people getting even basic information.

2 weeks ago | cityviewnc.com | Michael Hewlett

Last week, Clarence Roberts, through his attorneys, fought to prove his innocence to three superior court judges. On April 16, they believed him, voting unanimously to overturn a second-degree murder conviction and set the Fayetteville man free after 12 years of incarceration. He became the 16th person exonerated through the work of the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission. He also might be the last.

3 weeks ago | theassemblync.com | Michael Hewlett

Last week, Clarence Roberts, through his attorneys, fought to prove his innocence to three superior court judges. On April 16, they believed him, voting unanimously to overturn a second-degree murder conviction and set the Fayetteville man free after 12 years of incarceration. He became the 16th person exonerated through the work of the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission. He also might be the last.