Case Study Anthony Goodon And Martin Blackwell
Martin Blackwell was sentenced to forty years in a Georgia prison, as a result of deliberately throwing boiling water towards a gay couple, Anthony Gooden and Marquez Tolbert, while they were sleeping. This action left the gay couple with grievous and painful burns which required surgery. At the age of forty eight, Martin Blackwell was found guilty on several accounts, which include eight counts of battery and two counts of aggravated assault. Henry Newkirk, the Fulton County Superior Court Judge addressed that Martin Blackwell’s actions towards Anthony Gooden and Marquez Tolbert were mischievous and pernicious. Likewise, the persecutors agreed with this matter being a vengeful attack and crime. After pouring the boiling hot water on the gay
couple, Blackwell howled “ Get out of my house with that gay.” Blackwell's attorney commented that her client believed that the couple’s behavior was impolite and that there are particular actions people sharing a house should not do. In court, both Gooden and Tolbert testified that they endured and went through so much pain, not being able to complete the basic everyday needs and tasks like eating, bathing, and using the restroom without the help of the hospital. Gooden and Tolbert were thrilled and delighted when justice was finally served.
couple, Blackwell howled “ Get out of my house with that gay.” Blackwell's attorney commented that her client believed that the couple’s behavior was impolite and that there are particular actions people sharing a house should not do. In court, both Gooden and Tolbert testified that they endured and went through so much pain, not being able to complete the basic everyday needs and tasks like eating, bathing, and using the restroom without the help of the hospital. Gooden and Tolbert were thrilled and delighted when justice was finally served.