Marcus Robinson

Ruling allows black judge to hear NC Racial Justice Act case A Black Superior Court judge will be allowed to hear the first appeal under the state's Racial Justice Act after another judge on Thursday ended prosecutors' attempts to call him as a witness in the case. Superior Court Judge Greg Weeks was assigned to hear Marcus Robinson's appeal because he is the senior resident judge in Cumberland County. Prosecutors wanted to use his position against him, saying they might call Weeks to testify...Read Full Story

Judge rejects delays as first hearing opens under N.C.'s Racial Justice Act Change is coming to North Carolina through a new law that lets death row prisoners challenge their sentences if race was a significant factor at sentencing, a defense attorney said Monday of the first case involving the state's Racial Justice Act . The hearing involving death row prisoner Marcus Robinson opened Monday afternoon in Cumberland County Superior Court after Judge Greg Weeks handled motions earlier in the...Read Full Story

NC judge weighs death row inmate Marcus Robinson's racial claims The first Appeal under North Carolina's Racial Justice Act, which allows death row prisoners a chance to argue that race was a significant factor in their case, went before a judge in Fayetteville Monday. Marcus Robinson was sentenced to death in Cumberland County for the 1991 murder of Erik Tornblom, but his attorneys say race was a factor in jury selection. Superior Court Judge Greg Weeks has set up to two weeks aside to hear...Read Full Story

Pro Bowl kick returner and Wide Reciever Koren Robinson will dawn the Seattle Seahawk uniform once again. Published reports confirm that the Seattle Seahawks will indeed sign Robinson, pending a physical. After being drafted by the Seahawks in 2001, Robinson left the Seahawks after the 2004 season, joining the Minnesota Vikings, making the Pro Bowl as a kick returner.  Robinson has had trouble with the law on three different occasions, once in 2005, once in 2006, and once in 2007. This is...Read Full Story

Marcus Robinson grew up in a family of musicians and singers who sang praise and gospel, but around age ten, he delved into music a little deeper and realized he was interested in more of a rock sound. With his early influence being Carlos Santana, you can only guess what a pro on the guitar strings Dr. Robinson is. Yes, Marcus has a Doctorate from the American Institute of Hypnotherapy to add to his list of accomplishments.  On All the Right Grooves , which was recorded live, Robinson...Read Full Story