North Carolina's capital punishment system should be fair and just. However, there are many cases that raise questions about the system. The following cases illustrate some of the problems with the administration of the death penalty in North Carolina today, including hidden evidence, racial bias, and poor lawyering.

Alan Gell
Gell spent more than four years on death row and a total of nine years in prison for a crime he did not commit.

Darryl Hunt
Hunt spent 18 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit.

Glen Chapman
Chapman sits on death row awaiting a hearing on evidence withheld by the prosecutor that casts doubt on his guilt.

Jerry Hamilton
Hamilton awaits a new trial after his conviction and death sentence were thrown out because the State withheld evidence that points to his innocence; DNA from the crime scene does not match Hamilton.

Charles Munsey
Munsey’s conviction and death sentence are overturned after judge hears evidence that a police informant fabricated testimony.

Ronald Frye
Frye’s alcoholic lawyer failed to investigate and present his case; Frye was executed.

Kenneth Rouse
A racially prejudiced juror lies to be able to sit on Rouse’s jury; Rouse, who is African-American, remains on death row.

John Daniels
State’s key witness recants testimony; victim’s family begs for mercy, Daniels was executed.

Robert Bacon
Juror admits deliberations were tainted by racial bias; Bacon was granted clemency.

Henry Lee Hunt
After Hunt’s execution, questions remain about his guilt.