On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, ...
The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. People held in state prison can ...
It was an emotional day in court as four grieving parents and a furious grandparent had to relive the night of the ...
A federal judge in Buffalo has ruled that a hearing will be held later this year to determine whether the 19-year-old Tops shooter, Payton Gendron, should face the death penalty.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo has suggested the end of May as the start time for hearings from the prosecution and ...
Bacote spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December ...
After roughly four hours of testimony, District Judge Molly Owen sentenced Sunny K. White, 29, to the maximum sentence ...
A mother has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after she was charged with the murder of her child who overdosed on her drugs ...
The man charged in the stabbing death of a pet dog while its owner played pickleball will have a sentencing hearing Monday in ...
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.
A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who was sentenced to death in 2009.