Davis Vanguard5d
Former Connecticut Governor: NC Must Confront Racism in Death Penalty
A recent NC Newsline Opinion Commentary by Dannel Malloy, the former governor of Connecticut and now Chancellor of the ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial bias
A judge ruled on Friday that race played a role in the case of Hasson Bacote. Attorneys representing him say the evidence is overwhelming. During his ruling, Judge Wayland Sermons said ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
North Carolina Judge Rules Racial Bias Played a Role in Conviction of Black Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death Row
A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial discrimination influenced the conviction of Hasson Bacote, a Black man who spent 15 years on death row before receiving a pardon in December ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
Judge finds racial bias tainted jury selection in Black man's death row case
The decision follows a landmark hearing last year brought by Hasson Bacote, a Black man who was sentenced to death in 2009 by 10 white and two Black jurors for his role in a felony murder.
Hosted on MSN1mon
Black Man's Compromised Capital Trial Could Lead To North Carolina Death Row Inmates Being Resentenced
Death row inmates across North Carolina may be eligible for resentencing after a judge ruled last week that a Black defendant’s capital trial was compromised by the presence of an almost all ...