A North Carolina Judge Just Acknowledged an Undeniable Truth: The Death Penalty Is Racist
Sermons made his ruling in the case of Hasson Bacote, who, as NBC News notes, was convicted of murder “along with two others ...
Black Man’s Compromised Capital Trial Could Lead To North Carolina Death Row Inmates Being Resentenced
Death row inmates in North Carolina may be resentenced after a judge ruled last week that Hasson Bacote's capital trial was ...
State senators file new bill to repeal death penalty in North Carolina
During Thursday's general assembly session, three state senators introduced SB 94 with a short, direct title: Repeal Death ...
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NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial bias
Bacote spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December ...
Race was ‘a significant factor’ in Johnston County death penalty case, NC judge rules
In a 120-page order, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also ruled that race was “a significant factor” in other death ...
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North Carolina Judge Rules Racial Bias Played a Role in Conviction of Black Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death Row
Judge ruled prosecutors unlawfully dismissed Black jurors in Hasson Bacote's death penalty case and used racist language like ...
Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who ...
Judge rules race did play a role in Hasson Bacote's sentencing
On Friday, a judge said race did play a role in the trial and death sentence of Hasson Bacote. Bacote was previously sentenced to death for the 2007 death of Anthony Surles during a robbery attempt.
Judge finds racial bias tainted jury selection in Black man's death row case
A North Carolina judge ruled Friday that a Black defendant’s capital trial was undermined by allegations of racial bias ...