David Junior Brown, 51, was pronounced dead at 2:21 a.m. following a lethal injection at Central Prison in Raleigh, said Tracy Little, a state Corrections Department spokeswoman.

  In a recent interview, David Junior Brown said:

" It is my belief, a very grounded belief, that whatever takes place Friday is what is meant to be.
My soul was prepared a long time ago. I have put this in God's hands and Governor Hunt's
hands.  That is all I can do. All I can say to the family is that I am sorry for your loss. But I did
not do this... I did not kill Diane or her daughter... I don't think the people of North Carolina
would want that on their consciences, to kill an innocent man...."    - David J. Brown

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  Execution scheduled January 22, 1999
  Execution stayed - January 9, 1999
    N.C. Supreme Court vacates stay - Oct. 7, 1999
  Executed Nov. 19, 1999
    

                       GOV. HUNT DENIES CLEMENCY IN BROWN CASE
Governor Hunt's News Release from:  http://govhunt.gov.state.nc.us/news/releases/DavidJuniorBrown.htm
RALEIGH -- Gov. Jim Hunt has denied clemency in the death sentence of David Junior Brown, also known as Dawud Abdullah Muhammed, who is scheduled for execution on November 19.
Brown is on death row for the murders of Shelly Diane Chalflinch, and her nine-year-old daughter Christina S. Chalflinch, who were brutally and horribly stabbed to death in their Pinehurst apartment in August 1980.

The Governor gave careful consideration to all the facts surrounding Brown's case. Earlier this week, he met with those involved in the case, including family members of the victims, concerned citizens against the death penalty, and legal counsel for the defendant. State Sen. Larry Shaw and Sen. Frank Ballance and friends of Brown also met with Hunt regarding the case. Hunt also has extensively reviewed case files and studied appellate opinions in his review of the case.

"I have given careful and deliberate consideration to all of the facts in the case of David Junior Brown," Hunt said tonight. "A jury convicted Mr. Brown of these brutal crimes on the basis of the evidence. As the North Carolina Supreme Court wrote, the 'evidence of [Brown's] guilt was
overwhelming. A ring identified as one previously worn by [Brown] was found in the body of Ms. Chalflinch. A bloody palm print lifted from the bedroom wall of the apartment was unquestionably identified as being that of [Brown]. A bloody and broken knife blade similar to ones owned by [Brown] and used by him in his work was found at the crime scene. In addition to the blood at the crime scene, blood was located at the entrance of [Brown's] apartment and throughout the apartment.'"

Hunt continued, "I would also point out in regard to issues concerning Brown's guilt and regarding the prosecution's conduct that this case has been reviewed by more than 80 judges and justices representing every state and federal court with jurisdiction, including the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In almost two decades of appeals and judicial review, the courts consistently have upheld the verdict in this case. I, too, have thoroughly reviewed this case, and I find no reason to grant clemency."

David Junior Brown execution carried out Nov. 19, 1999    ( Info updated November 22, 1999 )

Death row inmate David Junior Brown was executed Friday, Nov. 19, 1999, shortly after 2 a.m. at Central Prison in Raleigh.
Brown entered the execution chamber at 1:50 a.m. on Nov. 19. Lethal  drugs were  administered at 2:01 a.m. Warden Robey Lee pronounced Brown dead at 2:21 a.m.
The body was transported to Wake Medical Center.
Brown was convicted Dec. 20, 1980, in Union County Superior Court for the murders of  Shelly Diane Chalflinch and Christina Chalflinch. The crimes occurred in  the Marriage Quarters  (apartments) behind the Pinehurst Hotel in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

My friend, Dawud Abdullah Muhammad, has  been on North Carolina's death row for 19 years. Many of you know that he  had an execution date stayed earlier this year.  However, he now has a  very "hard" date - November 19 at 2:00am (essentially Thursday 11/18  evening).  By hard I mean that he has run out of appeals.  He has many  friends who are working to get the governor to grant clemency.  That is  what I want to ask of you.  The Urgent Action includes the text of the previous alert so you  can have fuller information.  Please send your messages to the governor  right away.  We need to build pressure to cause him to pay attention.
 Also, one of our tactics will be to run a full page ad in the Raleigh paper to raise public attention and to put pressure on the governor.  This ad will be about the strong possibility of Dawud's innocence (I personally  am convinced that he is innocent). It is going to cost a lot of money,  $8,600.00.  I ask each of you to consider pledging something to help with  this effort.  I wouldn't be asking if circumstances weren't so serious.  If you can give something, we will be very grateful. If you cannot,  please contact the governor.  That will be helpful, too.
For more information contact
 David Stamps
2249 Roy Street
Eau Claire, WI  54701

Tel:  715-832-3346          Fax:  773-928-7018        Cell:  612-670-4671

 Dawud Abdullah Muhammad
  ( David Junior Brown )
#0048990, EU205
1300 Western Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27606

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