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
Bacote spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December ...
Judge rules race did play a role in Hasson Bacote's sentencing
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.
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Military freezes sexual assault prevention training after Trump executive order on DEI
Several U.S. military branches are pausing training related to the prevention of sexual assault in order to comply with one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders related to diversity, equity ...
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Springfield, Ohio, sues neo-Nazi group that it says led Haitian intimidation
An Ohio city that was inundated with threats last year related to an influx of Haitian immigrants has sued a neo-Nazi group that it alleges was at the heart of ...
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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 ...
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.
Grand jury indicts DoorDash driver accused of killing teen allegedly trying to steal car
A grand jury indicted a DoorDash driver on first-degree murder this week after he allegedly shot and killed a teen trying to ...
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 ...