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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
A 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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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 ...
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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 finds racial bias tainted jury selection in Black man's death row case
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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Black Man's Compromised Capital Trial Could Lead To North Carolina Death Row Inmates Being Resentenced
Death row inmates across North Carolina may be eligible for resentencing after a judge ruled last week that a Black defendant’s capital trial was compromised by the presence of an almost all ...
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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. A Black man, Bacote challenged his sentence under the groundbreaking Racial Justice Act of 2009 ...