A Winston-Salem man's first-degree murder conviction was vacated Monday after a Forsyth County judge determined that his trial attorney was so ineffective that the man's constitutional rights were violated. The man's case is the only one in North Carolina history where a state appellate court ruled that race played a significant role in jury selection.
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Henry Jerome White sentence vacated
Henry Jerome White looks back to his family after a hearing, Monday, May 9, 2022 in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. White was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of Carl Washburn. His first-degree murder conviction was vacated Monday after a Forsyth County judge determined that his trial attorney was so ineffective that the man's constitutional rights were violated.
Henry Jerome White sentence vacated
Henry Jerome White gets a hug from his attorney, Elizabeth Hambourger, after a hearing, Monday, May 9, 2022 in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. White was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of Carl Washburn. His first-degree murder conviction was vacated Monday after a Forsyth County judge determined that his trial attorney was so ineffective that the man's constitutional rights were violated.
Henry Jerome White sentence vacated
Louise McCray (left), mother of Henry Jerome White, Kathryn Baldwin, daughter of Carl Washburn, hug after a hearing, Monday, May 9, 2022 in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. White was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of Carl Washburn. His first-degree murder conviction was vacated Monday after a Forsyth County judge determined that his trial attorney was so ineffective that the man's constitutional rights were violated.
Henry Jerome White sentence vacated
Judge David Hall speaks with Assistant District Attorney Penn Broyhill during a hearing for Henry Jerome White, Monday, May 9, 2022 in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. White was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of Carl Washburn. His first-degree murder conviction was vacated Monday after a Forsyth County judge determined that his trial attorney was so ineffective that the man's constitutional rights were violated.
Henry Jerome White sentence vacated
Louise McCray (left), mother of Henry Jerome White, Kathryn Baldwin, daughter of Carl Washburn, hug after a hearing, Monday, May 9, 2022 in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. White was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of Carl Washburn. His first-degree murder conviction was vacated Monday after a Forsyth County judge determined that his trial attorney was so ineffective that the man's constitutional rights were violated.
Henry Jerome White sentence vacated
Elizabeth Hambourger, attorney for Henry Jerome White, talks with his family before a hearing, Monday, May 9, 2022 in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. White was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of Carl Washburn. His first-degree murder conviction was vacated Monday after a Forsyth County judge determined that his trial attorney was so ineffective that the man's constitutional rights were violated.
Henry Jerome White sentence vacated
Assistant District Attorney Jane Garrity speaks with the family of Carl Washburn during a hearing for Henry Jerome White, Monday, May 9, 2022 in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. White was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of Carl Washburn. His first-degree murder conviction was vacated Monday after a Forsyth County judge determined that his trial attorney was so ineffective that the man's constitutional rights were violated.
Henry Jerome White sentence vacated
Judge David Hall listens to Elizabeth Hambourger during a hearing for Henry Jerome White, Monday, May 9, 2022 in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. White was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of Carl Washburn. His first-degree murder conviction was vacated Monday after a Forsyth County judge determined that his trial attorney was so ineffective that the man's constitutional rights were violated.
Henry Jerome White sentence vacated
Henry Jerome White enters the courtroom for a hearing, Monday, May 9, 2022 in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. White was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of Carl Washburn. His first-degree murder conviction was vacated Monday after a Forsyth County judge determined that his trial attorney was so ineffective that the man's constitutional rights were violated.
