NC man fights death sentence, challenges jury's alleged racial bias
Hassan Bacote, a Black man from North Carolina, is challenging his death sentence under the state's Racial Justice Act, arguing that race played a role in jury selection.
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A North Carolina man is challenging his death sentence, saying race played a role in his case.
Hassan Bacote, who is Black, is challenging his death sentence under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act. He argues that race played a role in jury selection.
On Wednesday, Bacote's attorneys will discuss the significance of the upcoming hearing and its implications for all death penalty cases in the state.
The hearing is scheduled to start Monday in Johnston County.
Bacote was sentenced to death in April 2009 after he was found guilty of first-degree murder in the February 2007 death of Anthony Surles during a robbery in Selma.
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