Repository Collection 03
State v. Marcus Robinson
COURT ORDER ENTRY
Last Revised • July 8, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents the Order Granting Motion for Appropriate Relief entered in State v. Marcus Robinson by Judge Gregory A. Weeks. The order addresses evidence presented during litigation concerning prosecutorial jury-selection practices and discusses the use of race-neutral justifications taught during prosecutor training. Statement of Facts D cites this order to document judicial findings regarding the relationship between prosecutorial training materials and the exercise of peremptory strikes.
Related SMAR Citation
"Robinson Order at 360"
Case Name
State v. Marcus Robinson
Judge
Gregory A. Weeks
Date
April 20, 2012
Verification Source
State v. Marcus Robinson, Order Granting Motion for Appropriate Relief
Source Location
Cumberland County Superior Court
Highlighted Pages
1, 156–157
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 34, Paragraph: 62
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May's allegation that prosecutorial training provided through the North Carolina Conference of
District Attorneys emphasized the development and articulation of race-neutral explanations for
peremptory strikes rather than the prevention of discriminatory jury-selection practices. The
Robinson Order is cited to establish Judge Gregory Weeks' finding that prosecutors relied upon
training materials designed to help avoid successful Batson challenges and that examples
presented in the litigation demonstrated the use of pretextual race-neutral justifications during jury
selection. May relies upon this finding to support his claim that the training received by
prosecutors, including ADA Kate Dreher through the Top Gun II CLE program, encouraged
practices that could conceal discriminatory motives behind peremptory strikes in capital
prosecutions.
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