Black Man's Compromised Capital Trial Could Lead To North Carolina Death Row Inmates Being Resentenced
North Carolina death row inmates may be eligible for resentencing if it is determined that a Black defendant's trial was ...
North Carolina judge finds death sentences influenced by racial discrimination
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Death of girl, 7, in Florida raceway crash fuels grief amid sport’s popularity
Motorsports is built on passion, but moments like these remind us of the risks that come with what we love,” the dragway said ...
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.
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 ...
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Among the events celebrating the centennial of the 1925 “Great Race of ... The first death was a 3-year-old boy on Jan. 20, ...
A New O.J. Simpson Docuseries Makes a Case for Revisiting the ‘Trial of the Century’
Arguably the biggest mystery in the O.J. Simpson case that never got solved is what happened to the murder weapon, a knife.
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Washington State University found liable in fraternity hazing death of Sam Martinez
In 2022, King County Superior Court Judge Kristin Richardson dismissed the case against WSU, ruling the school couldn’t be held responsible for Sam’s death. “There was no ‘special ...
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RG Kar murder case: CBI to seek death penalty for convict Sanjay Roy in Calcutta high court
RG Kar murder case: The Sealdah court rejected CBI's plea seeking death penalty for Roy, saying the crime did not fall under the "rarest of the rare" category. The Central Bureau of Investigation ...