North Carolina 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, ...
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Reviving The Death Penalty Is One Of Trump’s Greatest Moral Failures
One of Trump’s most despicable day-one executive orders revoked Biden’s moratorium on federal executions, ensured that states ...
SC Supreme Court sets date for next execution; Inmate’s legal team responds
The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected a death row inmate’s request for information on the most recent execution, which was carried out last week.
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 ...
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NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial bias
A legal decision handed down in Johnston County could have big impacts for more than 100 prisoners currently on death row in North Carolina. A judge ruled on Friday that race played a role in the case ...
S.C. sets next execution as inmate questions injection doses
South Carolina went 13 years between executions before restarting them last year in part because the state couldn’t obtain drugs for lethal injections. A shield law passed in 2023 keeps private the ...
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 ...
State Supreme Court sets execution date for Greenville man convicted in 2001 double murder
Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to die on March 7; his attorney raises questions about the effectiveness of the drug used in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Former Charlotte Postal Service worker who stole checks sentenced to five years
A co-conspirator, Desiray Carter, 30, of Charlotte, was sentenced Thursday to four and a half years in prison. And another ...