Innocence hearing to begin for NC man serving life sentence
RALEIGH — A North Carolina man who confessed to a fatal stabbing in 1979 is getting a chance to prove his innocence during a hearing before three judges.The hearing for 66-year-old James Blackmon is scheduled to begin Tuesday in a courtroom in Raleigh. In November, the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission found enough evidence of Blackmon’s innocence to forward his case to a three-judge panel for review.Blackmon’s attorneys argue that their client is a mentally […]
