Hasson Bacote, a Black man from Johnston County, was sentenced to death in 2009. He is challenging his death sentence under the state's Racial Justice Act, arguing that race played a role in jury ...

The Racial Justice Act hearing of Hasson Bacote continues this week in Johnston County. Bacote is arguing that past indications of racism in the courtroom hurt his right to a fair trial.

In 2009, Raleigh residen t Hasson Bacote was sentenced to death by an almost all-white jury in Johnston County after he shot and killed an 18-year-old during a robbery two years prior.

Hasson Bacote, a Black man from Johnston County, was sentenced to death in 2009. He is challenging his death sentence under the state's Racial Justice Act, arguing that race played a role in jury ...

Hasson Bacote was charged with murder when he was 21 years old and sentenced to death in 2009. Fifteen years later, lawyers are arguing on his behalf that racial bias led to his death sentence.

Hasson Bacote, a landmark case filed under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act that could affect more than 100 people on the state’s death row. Hasson Bacote, a Black man sentenced to death in 2009, ...

Hasson Bacote is a Black man from Johnston County, North Carolina, sentenced to death for his role in a felony murder that occurred when he was 21 years old. Mr. Bacote is one of only eleven ...