Rules for Death Row Inmates

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 2024. Judge Sermons told the court that the ruling in this case means every pending racial justice act case should be handled individually and based on their facts.

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Judge finds racial bias tainted jury selection in Black man's death row case

A North Carolina judge ruled Friday that 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.

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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.

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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

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."

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2024 was not a good year for death row inmates seeking mercy

Ironically, as this country gets closer to abolishing death as a punishment, that progress does not bode well for the inmates ...

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They were sentenced to death. But they don’t want President Biden’s commutation to life in prison

Two federal death row inmates are asking to be exempted from outgoing President Joe Biden’s order commuting their sentences to life in prison without parole, as they seek to appeal their cases ...

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