The state measure would keep more defendants in jail before trial and increase oversight of judicial officials. But it is unclear if it would have made a difference in the August attack.
The state measure would keep more defendants in jail before trial and increase oversight of judicial officials. But it is unclear if it would have made a difference in the August attack.
Phil Berger, the North Carolina Senate leader, left, with Destin Hall, the State House speaker, speaking about the stabbing at a news conference this month.
A conviction would make the man, who is accused of killing a Ukrainian refugee on a light rail train in Charlotte, eligible for the federal death penalty.
A conviction would make the man, who is accused of killing a Ukrainian refugee on a light rail train in Charlotte, eligible for the federal death penalty.
Security footage capturing the unprovoked stabbing in Charlotte became an accelerant for conservative arguments about the perceived failings of Democratic policies.
Security footage capturing the unprovoked stabbing in Charlotte became an accelerant for conservative arguments about the perceived failings of Democratic policies.