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 ...
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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Race Plays Key Role in Death Sentences in North Carolina
In 2009, Bacote, a Black man, was sentenced to death and challenged his conviction using the RJA, arguing racial bias influenced the jury selection in his case along with all death penalty cases ...
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North Carolina judge finds racial bias in death penalty in landmark case
A North Carolina judge rules that race played an impermissible role in jury selection for a Black man, challenging his death sentence.