SOCIAL WORK ADVOCACY

PROJECT
Wesley Oliver
 THE RONNIE W. LONG PROJECT

In 1976, Ronnie Wallace Long was wrongfully convicted by an all white jury,
of the rape of a prominent citizen of Cabarrus County whose husband had
been an executive of Cannon Mills. In 1976, a conviction for first-degree
rape resulted in a life sentence, which the NC legislature defined at that
time as an 80-year sentence. Ronnie was also convicted of first-degree
burglary and that sentence runs concurrently with the sentence for rape.
Following the guilty verdict, bedlam broke out in the courtroom. Police used
mace. Race riots broke out in Concord.
For 38 years, Ronnie has professed his innocence of the crime of which he
was convicted. The NC Supreme Court denied Ronnies direct appeal in
1977 and his post-conviction motion in 1987 was also denied.
 EMAIL

Mr.Graham, my name is Wesley Oliver and I am a Social Work

major at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and I am
writing to discuss the case of Ronnie Long who has been
wrongfully incarcerated since the 1976. This man is still
currently locked up and there is evidence that can be tested
that is still just sitting there untested. the court system has
denied the the motion to tested the evidence which does not
sound like justice to me. If it is not too much trouble, please
get back in touch with me on this matter.