Race was ‘a significant factor’ in Johnston County death penalty case, NC judge rules
In a 120-page order, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also ruled that race was “a significant factor” in other death ...
ABC 11 Raleigh NC on MSN5d
NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial bias
Bacote spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December ...
cbs17.com6d
Johnston County judge finds death sentences influenced by racial discrimination: Court Documents
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WNCN) — On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a ... damning indictment of the death ...
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 Penalty. Senators Natalie S. Murdock ...
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, influencing the makeup of the jury along with the decision of the death ...
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 ...
Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who ...
Workers see lottery player ‘shaking and crying’ after he scratches ticket at NC store
It was Monday, Feb. 10, and Wilson made the realization while scratching off a $10 Jumbo Bucks ticket at Han-Dee Hugo’s at ...
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 ...