North Carolina Judge Dismisses Death Penalty Under Racial Justice Law
On April - 21 - 2012
Convicted child murderer Marcus Reymond Robinson has his sentence changed to life without parole in a blistering ruling that accuses state prosecutors of systematic discrimination.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — In a landmark ruling, a North Carolina judge on Friday vacated the death penalty of a black man convicted of murder, saying prosecutors across the state had engaged in deliberate and systematic racial discrimination when striking black potential jurors in death penalty cases. READ MORE HERE
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Jay Chong Says:
I think the proponents of the “racial justice act” chose the wrong test case. Saving a man who the appeals judge believes is guilty of kidnapping and murdering a teenage is politically insane. http://lawblog.legalmatch.com/2012/05/07/judge-reduces-penalty-death-row-inmate-racial-justice-act/
Posted on May 7th, 2012 at 5:45 pm