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29 Jun 2012, 7:51 am by Steve Hall
In the first case under the law, Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Greg Weeks ruled in April that condemned killer Marcus Robinson's 1991 trial was so tainted by the racially-influenced decisions of prosecutors that he should be removed from death row. [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 8:58 am by Steve Hall
Rulings from Superior Court judges in Forsyth and Cumberland counties have supported the act. [read post]
7 Jun 2012, 8:41 am by Steve Hall
In a Cumberland County courtroom, with a 167-page ruling, Superior Court judge Gregory Weeks eloquently affirmed in April the purpose behind North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act, then demonstrated how the law might correct one wrong with another. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 1:01 pm by Steve Hall
In the first of more than 150 pending Racial Justice Act cases, Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Greg Weeks last week commuted an inmate's death sentence to life in prison, finding evidence of racial bias in jury selection. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 8:24 am
The complaint filed last week in Cumberland County Superior Court accuses both defendants of negligence and recklessness -- Googins for the assault and the Oasis for allegedly serving alcohol to him even though he was underage and visibly intoxicated. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 1:00 pm by Steve Hall
And: Actually, Cumberland County Senior Resident Presiding Judge Gregory A. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 3:35 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
Weeks of Cumberland County Superior Court drew national coverage, with the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times calling it a landmark ruling. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 2:32 pm by Lovechilde
Weeks of Cumberland County Superior Court said that “race was a materially, practically and statistically significant factor in the decision to exercise peremptory challenges during jury selection by prosecutors” at the time of the trial of the inmate, Marcus Reymond Robinson. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 8:33 am by Steve Hall
A Cumberland County judge issued a historic ruling Friday morning, finding that racial bias played a role in the trial and sentencing of death row inmate Marcus Reymond Robinson. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 7:59 am by Steve Hall
•    North Carolina Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks found that prosecutors deliberately excluded qualified black jurors from jury service in death row inmate Marcus Robinson’s case, in Cumberland County, and throughout the state. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 6:58 am by Al Nye
A male inmate in the Cumberland County jail has had his picture and that of the female prisoner he had sex with on the front page of the Portland Press Herald the last couple of days because of how he managed to slip out of his cell and into hers almost -- almost without being noticed. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 6:58 am by Al Nye
A male inmate in the Cumberland County jail has had his picture and that of the female prisoner he had sex with on the front page of the Portland Press Herald the last couple of days because of how he managed to slip out of his cell and into hers almost -- almost without being noticed. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 9:52 am by CJLF Staff
First Racial Justice Act Case Comes to a Close: Ashby Jones from the Wall Street Journal reports Cumberland County Judge Gregory A. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 9:30 am by Steve Hall
In a crowded courtroom here, Cumberland County Judge Gregory A. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 8:03 am by Ashby Jones
In a crowded courtroom at the Cumberland County courthouse, Judge Gregory A. [read post]
6 Feb 2012, 8:32 am by Steve Hall
Prosecutors are scheduled to begin presenting their case this morning in a Cumberland County courtroom. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 1:13 pm by Steve Hall
William Brisson, a Democrat representing Bladen and Cumberland counties, and Rep. [read post]
31 Dec 2011, 10:45 am
 Inmates of a Utah State Prison developed botulism after drinking pruno, a drink made from various fruit, potato, bread, water, table scraps and sugar, which are then fermented to make alcohol. [read post]
30 Dec 2011, 1:59 am
 Inmates of a Utah State Prison developed botulism after drinking pruno, a drink made from various fruit, potato, bread, water, table scraps and sugar, which are then fermented to make alcohol. [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 1:29 pm by Steve Hall
In January 2012, hearings are scheduled in Cumberland County to address these issues. [read post]