Edwardo Wong could be charged with the death penalty for killing Trooper David Shawn Blanton, Jr. during a traffic stop. Whereas most media outlets are saying Wong’s lawyer is trying to demonstrate that Blanton made an illegal stop, the Mountaineer is running a story about the lawyer trying to protect his client under the Racial Justice Act passed after the incident. The act grants persons facing the death penalty a lighter sentence if they can demonstrate that a disproportionate number of people with their skin color have had death sentences.
by Leslee Kulba
Wild West blogger