After 40 years, North Carolina inmate earns new chance to prove innocence
WILSON — A North Carolina man who’s spent four decades arguing he’s innocent of killing a gas station owner will get a new shot at earning his freedom after a federal appeals court ruled evidence casts doubt on his murder conviction.The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday it was unlikely that jurors would have convicted Charles Ray Finch if they had known about flaws in a police lineup and questions about key witness testimony. The three-judge panel […]
