An Elon University Institute for Politics and Public Affairs poll of North Carolinians found that 41% sup­port a pro­posed 2‑year mora­to­ri­um on exe­cu­tions to allow time to exam­ine prob­lems that could result in the exe­cu­tion of an inno­cent per­son. Although 62% of those sur­veyed said they sup­port the death penal­ty, only 38% opposed a mora­to­ri­um and the remain­ing 21% of respon­dents were unde­cid­ed. The North Carolina Senate passed a mora­to­ri­um mea­sure in 2003, and the House is expect­ed to take up the same leg­is­la­tion when it recon­venes in 2004. (WRAL news, November 23, 2003) See Public Opinion and Innocence.

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