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great escape
http://www.biography.com/people/rubin-carter-9542248 Rubin Carter attacked a man with a boy scout knife at the age of twelve and was sent to Jamesburg State Home for Boys. he then escaped before his six year term was up and ran to join the army -
out of the army
http://www.democracynow.org/2000/1/5/rubin_hurricane_carter Carter was discharged from the Army on May 29, 1956 -
Start of Boxing Career
http://www.biography.com/people/rubin-carter-9542248 In 1957, Carter was arrestedagain , this time for purse snatching; he spent four years in Trenton State. once he was released, he channeled his anger, into his boxing and he turned pro in 1961 -
the triple homicide
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/rubin-hurricane-carter-cri/ at approximately 2:30 a.m., two armed African-American men entered the Lafayette Bar & Grill in Paterson, New Jersey. opened fired, instantly killing the bartender and a patron. Another patron died later from gunshot wounds. A third customer survived but was partially blinded after being shot in the head. police arrested Carter and John Artis. -
Arrested
http://www.democracynow.org/2000/1/5/rubin_hurricane_carter October 1966 when he was arrested for the June 17th triple murder of three patrons at the Lafayette Bar & Grill in Paterson -
convicted of murder
http://www.democracynow.org/2000/1/5/rubin_hurricane_carter Carter was convicted of triple murder and sentenced to three consecutive life prison terms. by the US district court -
supreme court of New Jersey
the court it was in The case went to the Supreme Court of New Jersey numerous times. Carter and Artis were convicted and sentenced to life, the Court affirmed the convictions in 1969, in a unanimous opinion by Chief Justice Weintraub -
Published
http://www.democracynow.org/2000/1/5/rubin_hurricane_carter He read and studied extensively, and in 1974 published his autobiography, The 16th Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472 -
Testimony repealed
http://www.democracynow.org/2000/1/5/rubin_hurricane_carter In late 1974, Bello and Bradley repealed their testimony, admitting that they had lied in order to receive sympathetic treatment from the police. -
supreme court
http://www.democracynow.org/2000/1/5/rubin_hurricane_carter after, defendants tried to get a new trial. When it reached the Supreme Court, the Court vacated the convictions and granted a new trial. State v. Carter, 69 N.J. 420 (1976). held that the State had knowingly allowed two witnesses to testify falsely, and that no promises, except protection, had been made to them. -
Friends on the outside
http://www.democracynow.org/2000/1/5/rubin_hurricane_carter
starting in 1980, Carter developed a friendship with a teenager from a Brooklyn ghetto named Lesra Martin, who had read his autobiography and sent a letter to him. The teenager was living with a group of Canadians. soon Martin's benefactors, most notably Sam Chaiton, Terry Swinton, and Lisa Peters, developed a relationship with Carter and started to work for his release. -
supreme court convictions
http://appellatelaw-nj.com in 1982, the Court affirmed the convictions by a 4-3 vote. State v. Carter, 91 N.J. 86 (1982). -
appeal at federal court
http://www.democracynow.org/2000/1/5/rubin_hurricane_carter Appeal at the federal court, Three years later, Carter's attorneys filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court. In 1985, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey agreed to his appeal -
charges dropped
http://www.democracynow.org/2000/1/5/rubin_hurricane_carter In 1988, the Passaic, New Jersey Prosecutor’s Office dropped all charges against Carter.
