Judge rules race affected Bacote's death sentence
The Trump administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on ...
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Judge rules race did play a role in Hasson Bacote's sentencing
A superior court judge ruled Friday that race played a role in the trial and death sentence of Hasson Bacote. Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons Jr. heard two weeks of arguments in ...
North Carolina judge finds death sentences influenced by racial discrimination
On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, ...
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Black Man’s Compromised Capital Trial Could Lead To North Carolina Death Row Inmates Being Resentenced
North Carolina death row inmates may be eligible for resentencing after Hasson Bacote's victory last week. Death row inmates across North Carolina may be eligible for resentencing after a judge ...
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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 ...
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Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
Hasson Bacote was among a group of 15 death row inmates whose sentences were commuted to life without parole last year by Gov. Roy Cooper in one of his final acts in office. That means the ruling ...
North Carolina judge finds racial bias in landmark death penalty case
The Racial Justice Act allowed people to challenge their death sentences if they could demonstrate race played a role in ...
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A reckoning for race bias in NC death penalty cases
Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermon found race played a major role in the prosecution and sentencing of Hasson Bacote to the death penalty in 2009. Gov. Roy Cooper granted Bacote clemency on Dec. 31, ...
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NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial bias
A judge ruled on Friday that race played a role in the case of Hasson Bacote. Attorneys representing him say the evidence is overwhelming. During his ruling, Judge Wayland Sermons said ...
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Judge rules race played 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.