Delia unravels a bizarre van ride that Jessicah Black was taken on and discovers a dark history within Forsyth County regarding wrongful convictions. Chris Paul’s memoir about his late grandfather provides insight into how the famous athlete has reconciled with where the case stands now. The age-old legal maxim: “Justice delayed is justice denied” comes under scrutiny.
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- Sixty-One Life Lessons From Papa, One and Off The Court. By Chris Paul and Michael Wilbon. Published 2023. https://www.amazon.com/Sixty-One-Life-Lessons-Papa-Court/dp/1250276713
- Winston-Salem Journal: Paul dedicates 61 to grandfather. By Mason Linker. Published November 21, 2002. Accessed February 6, 2024 via newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/943863788/?clipping_id=140399482
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- Associated Press via The Baltimore Sun: Woman paralyzed in beating points to attacker in court. By staff. Published December 4, 1997. Accessed August 29, 2024 via newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/172747000/?match=1&clipping_id=154274448
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- Duke Law: Clinic client Smith asks Fourth Circuit for rehearing. By staff. Published February 4, 2014. Accessed August 26, 2024. https://law.duke.edu/news/clinic-client-smith-asks-fourth-circuit-rehearing
- Winston-Salem Journal via FOX 8: Winston-Salem man reflects on serving 19 years in prison for crime he didn’t commit. Published August 17, 2014. Accessed August 28, 2024. https://myfox8.com/news/winston-salem-man-reflects-on-serving-19-years-in-prison-for-crime-he-didnt-commit/
- Winston-Salem Journal: The sad politics of the Kalvin Michael Smith case. By John Railey. Published April 3, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2024 via newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/946829799/?match=1&clipping_id=154275040
- Winston-Salem Journal: The fight for justice for Kalvin Smith continues. By staff. Published August 8, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2024 via newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/946641976/?match=1&clipping_id=154275191
- Winston-Salem Journal: McCrory, Cooper could bring justice to Kalvin Michael Smith. By Richard Groves. Published October 26, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2024 via newspapers.com.
- The Chronicle: Judge sets Kalvin Michael Smith free, but the fight will continue. By Telvin Stinson. Published November 10, 2016. Accessed August 28, 2024.
- Winston-Salem Journal: Smith to be released. By Michael Hewlett. Published November 10, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2024 via newspapers.com.
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- Duke Law: Kalvin Michael Smith, a client of the Wrongful Convictions Clinic, dies at 52. By Andrew Park. Published September 19, 2023. Accessed August 26, 2024.
- Winston-Salem Journal: Autopsy: No foul play in death. By Wesly Young. Published March 2, 2024. Accessed August 29, 2024 via newspapers.com (link #2).
