8 Years After Proving Racism Affected His Trial, North Carolina …
WEBAug 14, 2020 · On Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court reinstated the life sentence of Marcus Robinson, a 47-year-old Black man who proved before a judge in 2012 that racism had affected trial proceedings...
North Carolina Supreme Court Reinstates Life Sentence for Marcus Robinson
WEBAug 14, 2020 · DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina’s Supreme Court today reinstated the life sentence of Marcus Robinson awarded by a North Carolina trial court that found, under the Racial Justice Act, that his death sentence was tainted by racial discrimination.
N.C. Court: Take Inmate Off Death Row After Racism at Trial - TIME
WEBAug 14, 2020 · O n Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court reinstated the life sentence of Marcus Robinson, a 47-year-old Black man who proved before a judge in 2012 that racism had affected trial...
After Proving Racial Bias Infected His Death Sentence, Marcus Robinson ...
WEBAug 14, 2020 · The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled today that the State is barred from reimposing a death sentence on Marcus Robinson, who was sentenced to life after proving his death sentence was imposed on the basis of his race.
North Carolina Supreme Court Restores Racial Justice Act …
WEBAug 17, 2020 · Immediately, proceedings initiated pursuant to the Act revealed pervasive racial bias in capital sentencing in North Carolina. For defendant Marcus Reymond Robinson, the first condemned inmate to have a hearing pursuant to the RJA, the trial court found that he successfully proved that racial discrimination infected his trial and sentencing.”
Remembering Marcus Robinson, who helped expose death …
WEBJul 8, 2022 · Last month, Marcus Robinson was found dead in his cell at Scotland Correctional Institution. The prison ruled it a suicide. He was 49 and had spent his entire adult life, as well as a good chunk of his childhood, in prison.
Remembering Marcus Robinson, who helped expose death …
WEBJul 1, 2022 · Earlier this month, Marcus Robinson was found dead in his cell at Scotland Correctional Institution. The prison ruled it a suicide. He was 49 and had spent his entire adult life, as well as a good chunk of his childhood, in prison. His …
Marcus Robinson Remembered for Pioneering Racial Justice Case
WEBJul 13, 2022 · Marcus Robinson (pictured), the first person to be granted relief under North Carolina’s trailblazing Racial Justice Act, has died. Robinson, who was sentenced to death in 1994 for a crime he committed shortly after turning 18, died June 9, 2022.
The Case of Marcus Robinson - Death Penalty Information Center
WEBAug 5, 1991 · Marcus Robinson was the first defendant to receive a hearing under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act. His sentence was reduced to life without parole due to evidence of racial bias in jury selection.
Eight Years After Proving Racism Affected His Trial, North Carolina ...
WEBMarcus Robinson is one of four inmates to initially get death penalty sentences reduced using the legal process outlined in the now-defunct Racial Justice Act.