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North Carolinians Reject Death Penalty Moratorium

September 22, 2003

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(CPOD) Sept. 22, 2003 - A proposed moratorium of capital punishment in North Carolina is not supported by a majority of the population, according to a poll by Research 2000 published in the Raleigh News & Observer. 53 per cent of respondents disagree with the proposed suspension on executions.

North Carolina's senate approved a moratorium in April, citing the need to review flaws in the system. The state legislature is set to consider the proposal next May.

Since 1977, 25 people have been put to death in North Carolina, and 201 convicted murderers are awaiting execution. 49 per cent of respondents say death is a suitable punishment, while 42 per cent suggest life imprisonment without parole.

Polling Data

Do you approve or disapprove of the plan to halt executions for two years to study possible flaws in the system?

Approve

40%

Disapprove

53%


Which punishment do you suggest for people convicted of first-degree murder?

Execution by lethal injection

49%

Life imprisonment without parole

42%


Source: Research 2000 / The Raleigh News & Observer
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 600 North Carolina likely voters, conducted in September 2000. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

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