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Scott
- May 14
Prosecutorial Misconduct
Prosecutorial misconduct is a term broadly used to describe the actions taken by and behaviour of a prosecutor, whether at State (i.e....
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Scott
- May 8
The Hypocritic Oath
The Hippocratic Oath, as taken by physicians, in part states that they will do no harm; will abstain from whatever is harmful or...
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Scott
- May 7, 2022
Proving It
How do you ‘PROVE IT’. What can you say other than ‘I am innocent of this’. More than once over the years I have heard that someone who...
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Admin
- Mar 1, 2022
The Capital Appeals Process
On Feb 21st Scott gave a short talk to students at UNC Chapel Hill as part of Frank Baumgartner's course - Race, Innocence, and the End...
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Scott
- Jan 17, 2022
Under No Illusions
I am under no illusions as to my situation. A sentence of Death was decided upon by twelve individuals who were lied to and manipulated...
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Scott
- Dec 28, 2021
Observations/Reflections
There is a wasps nest just outside the narrow little window of the cell I exist in. It has been there, empty, for the few years that I...
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Scott
- Dec 5, 2021
Life Lessons
My father figure was my grandfather (Papaw), my mom’s dad. He seldom spoke and was hardly idle. Born in 1918, he grew up through the...
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Scott
- Oct 9, 2021
Ignorantia Affectata
Who am I to give advice on anything to anyone at any time? Considering where I am and have been for so long that people have moved on and...
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Scott
- Sep 12, 2021
Doing Time
What does this aphorism mean exactly? Time is a human construct designed to regulate our existence, as if just living, and being, is...
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Admin
- Sep 12, 2021
Supreme Court Opinion Published
13th August 2021, the NC Supreme Court published their opinion, deciding in Scott's favour to send his appeal back to the MAR court to...
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Scott
- Aug 21, 2021
Under the Guise of Safety and Security
Commentary on Lyle May's article "Measures meant to make North Carolina prisons safer are doing the opposite" Scalawag Magazine, Oct 2018...
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Scott
- Aug 14, 2021
Living Memory
Remember when? Sometimes that is how it happens, at others it’s ‘he did that’ or ‘she said this.’ These things occur during family...
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Scott
- Jun 21, 2021
Living in a Castle
The Reconstruction Act of 1867 compelled southern states to rewrite their constitutions. North Carolina legislators mandated the...
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Scott
- May 7, 2021
Reasons Why (Part 3 of Ponder This)
This post is part three of an ongoing series. Part 1: Ponder This Part 2: Harmless Error You’ve now read about how many people are...
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admin
- Apr 5, 2021
Court Transcript Uploaded
We uploaded a new document to our resources section. It is a court transcript providing some insight into the history of Scott's hearings...
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Scott
- Mar 22, 2021
AM I BEING PARANOID, OR ...?
A few years ago, my current attorney and I were discussing the ongoing problems with the mail room here at the prison. Missing incoming...
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Scott
- Mar 17, 2021
Harmless Error? (Part 2 of Ponder This)
This post is part two of an ongoing series. Part 1: Ponder This Part 3: Reasons Why When the U. S. Supreme Court first expressed that...
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