Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith weighs in on the Racial Justice Act:
Keith believes state lamakers didn’t think about the repercussions for the families of the victims in capital cases. Keith is confident he will win all his motions if he is forced to go through 11 lengthy hearings based on claims of racial bias in sentencing.
But next year, the General Assembly will change the rules again, he said. “They have beat on us and beat on us,” Keith said. “I wish they would have the intestinal fortitude to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on the death penalty, either way. What they’re doing now is just killing us and it’s not fair to the victims. If they do away with [the death penalty], fine; if they keep it, fine. But just tell us what the rules are so I can get on with my life.”
