Starting Tuesday, a judge tasked with determining an appropriate punishment will begin to hear evidence in a case that garnered international attention. The judge will have to weigh factors such as Self s mental health at the time against the fact he killed two people who trusted him.
Realistically, the 65-year-old Self could face a minimum of 12 years in prison or up to 70 years, minus the almost three years he has spent in jail awaiting his fate, said his defense attorney, Rick Beam.
From suicide to homicide
On Saturday, May 19, 2018, Self went to Shooter s Express in Mount Holly and purchased a handgun. When he bought the gun, he had thoughts of suicide or homicide toward his own family, according to a search warrant affidavit connected to the case.
A Gaston County man convicted of raping an 8-year-old girl more than 50 years ago could soon win his freedom based upon the outcome of a parole hearing.
Robert Turner, who turns 78 in July, was sentenced to life in prison in March 1966 after a Gaston County jury convicted him of first-degree rape and second-degree kidnapping, according to records with the Department of Correction. He received the life sentence on the rape conviction.
In March of this year, the N.C. Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission reported it would consider granting Turner parole.
Turner has tried in the past to win his freedom by arguing he did not have a fair trial.
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Workers must return to the office as soon as possible to breathe life into town and city centres across the country, a leading businessman has said.
Mark Allan, chief executive of FTSE 100 property giant Land Securities, urged the Government to change its guidance that states people should continue work from home if they can until June at the earliest.
He said this approach jarred with the reopening of shops and beer gardens on Monday as well as the prospect of crowds returning to events from mid-May.
Vision: Mark Allan urged the Government to change its guidance that states people should continue work from home if they can until June at the earliest