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.
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Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
Hasson Bacote ... In Bacote’s case, for example, Butler explained his removal of five Black jurors by citing their opposition to the death penalty. However, “Butler did not strike white ...
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Race was ‘a significant factor’ in Johnston County death penalty case, NC judge rules
A Johnston County judge ruled Friday that race was “a significant factor” in the jury selection and sentencing of Hasson Bacote, a Black man who was sentenced to death in 2009 and who was ...
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Racial Justice’s Second Act
The ruling in the first Racial Justice Act evidentiary hearing in more than a decade will have implications for the death ...
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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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NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial bias
Hasson Bacote (ABC11, Feb. 7, 2025) Cassandra Stubbs with the ACLU Capital Punishment Project said, "He referred to Mr. Bacote as a thug. He testified that was a term that did have racial ...
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on his last day in office
One of the prisoners whose sentence was commuted was Hasson Bacote, a convicted murderer ... the most shocking moments of 2024 Man who killed two women pleads for release just days after death ...
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North Carolina Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty in Landmark Case
RALEIGH, N.C. – In a landmark case, a North Carolina judge ruled today that race played an impermissible role in jury selection for Hasson Bacote ... in their own case but found that Bacote did prove ...
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North Carolina judge finds death sentences influenced by racial discrimination
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WNCN) — On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, influencing the makeup of the jury along with ...
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.