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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Johnston County judge expected to make ruling in Hasson Bacote racial justice case
A judge is expected to rule in the case of Hasson Bacote. He spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December. Bacote's case is ...
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 was sentenced to death in 2009. Hasson Bacote was among a group of 15 death ...
Johnston County 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, ...
Johnston County school board votes replacement for member charged with extortion: Officials
The previous board member, Ronald Johnson Jr., was found guilty by a Johnston County jury on one count of felony extortion, ...
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