legal case State of New Jersey v. John Artis
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The legal case State of New Jersey v. John Artis was a high-profile criminal prosecution in which John Artis, alongside boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, was tried and controversially convicted for a 1966 triple murder in Paterson, New Jersey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| legal case State of New Jersey v. John Artis canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
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legal case ⓘ |
| appealStatus | subject to later appeals and post-conviction proceedings ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Rubin "Hurricane" Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Passaic County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | song "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge | triple murder ⓘ |
| cityOfCrime | Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDefendant | Rubin Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedAlongside | Rubin Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedPerson | John Artis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crimeType |
homicide
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shooting ⓘ |
| defendant | John Artis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendantRole | alleged participant in 1966 Paterson bar shooting ⓘ |
| era | civil rights era in the United States ⓘ |
| evidenceControversy | credibility of key witnesses was later challenged ⓘ |
| evidenceType | eyewitness testimony ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to discussions on wrongful convictions in the United States
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raised awareness of racial injustice in criminal prosecutions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalControversy |
claims of improper use of witness testimony
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claims of prosecutorial misconduct ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | conviction ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legalTheme |
post-conviction relief
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racial discrimination in criminal justice ⓘ wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| locationOfCrime | Paterson, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegations of racial bias
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controversial conviction ⓘ questions about reliability of eyewitness testimony ⓘ role in the wrongful conviction narrative of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 3 ⓘ |
| prosecutorParty | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicPerception | widely regarded as a miscarriage of justice by many commentators ⓘ |
| relatedCase | State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfCrime | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
media coverage as a high-profile case
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public debate about criminal justice and racism in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| trialHeldIn | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimCountDescription | triple homicide ⓘ |
| yearOfCrime | 1966 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.