The Rights And Freedoms Of Rubin Hurricane Carter
Divraj Gill
T. Chaudhry
CLU3M0-B
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter
Many rights and freedoms of Rubin Carter were violated due to the wrongful conviction, which he spent 20 years of his life in prison. Rubin was convicted twice for the triple homicide. The levels of government that were presented in the film and the case are both federal and provincial. The New Jersey Supreme Court declared Rubin guilty twice, a provincial function. The federal function in the movie was shown when Rubin’s lawyer filed a writ of habeas corpus to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. There, Rubin was declared innocent and released from prison immediately.
Personally, I believe the legal and justice …show more content…
Rubin, African- American boxer, was convicted by all white jury a year after the American civil war, so where’s the justice in that? The authorities hid the evidence that could’ve helped the defendant. It took Rubin 20 years to proclaim his innocence, the legal and justice system ruined 2 decades of Rubin’s life that he could’ve used in order to become more successful. What led to the miscarriage of justice experienced by Cater was corruption and racism. A racist cop named Vincent Della Pesca was obsessed with ruining Rubin’s life, Carter was sent to jail three times because of him. The cop framed Rubin for many crimes because of the resources available to him but I believe the US’s constitution should create something like The Charter Of Rights and Freedoms in order to
T. Chaudhry
CLU3M0-B
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter
Many rights and freedoms of Rubin Carter were violated due to the wrongful conviction, which he spent 20 years of his life in prison. Rubin was convicted twice for the triple homicide. The levels of government that were presented in the film and the case are both federal and provincial. The New Jersey Supreme Court declared Rubin guilty twice, a provincial function. The federal function in the movie was shown when Rubin’s lawyer filed a writ of habeas corpus to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. There, Rubin was declared innocent and released from prison immediately.
Personally, I believe the legal and justice …show more content…
Rubin, African- American boxer, was convicted by all white jury a year after the American civil war, so where’s the justice in that? The authorities hid the evidence that could’ve helped the defendant. It took Rubin 20 years to proclaim his innocence, the legal and justice system ruined 2 decades of Rubin’s life that he could’ve used in order to become more successful. What led to the miscarriage of justice experienced by Cater was corruption and racism. A racist cop named Vincent Della Pesca was obsessed with ruining Rubin’s life, Carter was sent to jail three times because of him. The cop framed Rubin for many crimes because of the resources available to him but I believe the US’s constitution should create something like The Charter Of Rights and Freedoms in order to