Execution scheduled January 22, 1999
Execution stayed - January 9, 1999
N.C. Supreme Court vacates stay - Oct. 7, 1999
Executed Nov. 19, 1999
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
Above
information was provided by Amnesty International and the supporters of
David Brown.
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