legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter
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The legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter was the high-profile criminal prosecution of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter for a 1966 triple murder, later widely criticized as a wrongful conviction and ultimately overturned.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
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legal case ⓘ wrongful conviction case ⓘ |
| appeal | New Jersey Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
first-degree murder
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triple murder ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Fourteenth Amendment
NERFINISHED
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due process violations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfCrime | 1966-06-17 ⓘ |
| defendant |
John Artis
NERFINISHED
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Rubin Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federalCourtHolding | convictions vacated ⓘ |
| federalDecisionDate | 1985-11-07 ⓘ |
| federalDecisionYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| federalJudge | H. Lee Sarokin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalStatus | charges dismissed ⓘ |
| finalStatusYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| habeasCorpusCourt | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialConviction | 1967 ⓘ |
| initialTrialYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| initialVerdict | guilty ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyEvidenceType |
alleged confession
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ballistics evidence ⓘ eyewitness testimony ⓘ |
| laterCriticism |
racial bias in investigation and prosecution
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suppression of exculpatory evidence ⓘ unreliable eyewitness testimony ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
example of federal habeas relief overturning state conviction
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landmark in U.S. wrongful conviction discourse ⓘ |
| nicknameOfDefendant | Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCulturalImpact |
basis for 1999 film "The Hurricane"
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inspired Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" ⓘ |
| occupationOfDefendant | professional boxer ⓘ |
| placeOfCrime | Lafayette Bar and Grill, Paterson, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postVacaturAction | State of New Jersey declined to retry ⓘ |
| prosecutor | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForVacatur |
prosecution based on concealment rather than disclosure
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prosecution based on racism rather than reason ⓘ |
| retrialVerdict | guilty ⓘ |
| retrialYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous books and documentaries on wrongful convictions ⓘ |
| victim |
Fred Nauyoks
NERFINISHED
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Hazel Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ James Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimCount | 3 ⓘ |
| yearOfCrime | 1966 ⓘ |
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