Jill Marker News Today

Newly released reports provide more details on the September death of Kalvin Michael Smith, who spent almost 20 years in prison. He was at the center of a racially divisive case that was one of the region’s most prominent allegations of wrongful conviction.

Police found the body of a Triad man who spent 20 years behind bars in a high-profile case. WSPD say they found the body of Kalvin Smith dead off Charleston Court.

The body of Kalvin Michael Smith, whose conviction for the brutal assault of a store clerk stoked concerns about racial bias in the justice system, was found in an automobile

Smith served 20 years in prison for the 1995 Silk Plant Store assault of Jill Marker. He always maintained his innocence. He was just found dead in Winston-Salem.

A man who claimed innocence in connection with a 1995 brutal assault in Winston-Salem has died. Kalvin Michael Smith was at the center of a racially divisive case that was one of the region’s most prominent allegations of wrongful conviction. 

A prosecutor says Kalvin Michael Smiths release from prison after nearly 20 years was sufficient relief for his conviction in the 1995 brutal attack on Jill Marker at the former

For the first time in 13 years, Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill, a Republican, has competition as he runs for his fourth term. Denise Hartsfield, a Democrat who retired

Kalvin Michael Smith, who has claimed innocence in a brutal 1995 attack on Jill Marker at the former Silk Plant Forest store, was convicted Wednesday on unrelated charges that he

This weeks local crime and court updates from Winston-Salem Journal.

A judge ruled Tuesday that the Forsyth County District Attorneys Office can no longer participate in Kalvin Michael Smiths latest appeal because it has a conflict of interest. The DAs