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North Carolina Judge Rules Racial Bias Played a Role in Conviction of Black Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death RowA North Carolina judge has ruled that racial discrimination influenced the conviction of Hasson Bacote, a Black man who spent 15 years on death row before receiving a pardon in December ...
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NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial biasA 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 ...
The decision follows a landmark hearing last year brought by Hasson Bacote, a Black man who was sentenced to death in 2009 by 10 white and two Black jurors for his role in a felony murder.
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