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Judge finds racial bias tainted jury selection in Black man's death row case
A North Carolina judge is expected to rule Friday on whether a Black defendant’s capital trial was undermined by allegations of racial bias during jury selection, potentially opening the door to death row inmates throughout the state getting resentenced.
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 was sentenced to death in 2009.
Johnston County judge finds death sentences influenced by racial discrimination: Court Documents
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
Race was ‘a significant factor’ in Johnston County death penalty case, NC judge rules
Attorneys for the state said they planned to appeal the superior court judge’s ruling to the NC Supreme Court.
North Carolina Judge Rules Racial Bias Played a Role in Conviction of Black Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death Row
Judge ruled prosecutors unlawfully dismissed Black jurors in Hasson Bacote's death penalty case and used racist language like "thug" and "predators of the African plain."
Eerie death row meal requests - from dirt and one olive to tin of spaghetti
Death Row inmates are given one final request before they die. The Mirror takes a look at the strangest and bizarre prison ...
As South Carolina begins executions in 2025, who's the next person set to be put to death?
A Branchville man convicted of murder in Dorchester County is scheduled to die Jan. 31 after the court allowed a pause in ...
Who Is Marion Bowman? First US Inmate To Be Executed This Year
The death row inmate was convicted of murder in 2002 and is scheduled to be killed by lethal injection on Friday.
South Carolina death row inmate maintains his innocence and won’t ask for clemency
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled ...