Execution date set for Edward Hartman

Michael F. Easley Governor		Theodis Beck Secretary
North Carolina Department of Correction

For Release: IMMEDIATE	Contact: Pamela Walker
Date: January 22, 2002	Phone: (919) 716-3733

Execution date set for Edward Hartman RALEIGH - Correction Secretary Theodis Beck has set February 28, 2003 as the execution date for death row inmate Edward Ernest Hartman. The execution is scheduled for 2 a.m. at Central Prison in Raleigh. Hartman, 38, was sentenced to death on October 20, 1994 in Northampton County Superior Court for the June 1993 murder of Herman Smith Jr. In addition, Hartman received a 40-year concurrent sentence for armed robbery. A media tour is scheduled at Central Prison on Monday, Feb. 24. Interested media representatives should arrive at Central Prison’s visitor center promptly at 10 a.m. on the tour date. Warden R.C. Lee will explain the execution procedures. The session will last approximately one hour. This will be the only opportunity to photograph the execution chamber and death watch area before the execution. Journalists who plan to attend the tour should contact the Department of Correction Public Information Office at 919-716-3700. ATTENTION EDITORS: A photo of Hartman can be obtained by using the "Offender Search" function on the Department of Correction web site at www.doc.state.nc.us. For more information about the death penalty, including selection of witnesses, click on "The Death Penalty" link. # # #