Legal Opinion
Marcus Reymond Robinson v. Marvin L. Polk, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 14, 2006No. 05-1PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge SHEDD joined. Judge KING wrote a separate opinion dissenting in part.
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Marcus Reymond Robinson, a North Carolina death-row inmate, appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp.2005). We granted a certificate of appealability to consider two claims raised by Robinson: (1) that the trial court’s jury instructions during the guilt phase of his trial violated the Eighth Amendment; and (2) that a juror’s recitation of a…
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