| Many people know of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and the events of his life, however, most do not know the reality, and most important, the morality of his story. Rubin Carter, along with John Artis, was arrested for the triple-homicide at the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson, New Jersey in 1966. They were convicted of the crime in May of 1967 and sentenced to life-in-prison. They were granted a new trial because an appeal court ruled the prosecution had withheld evidence from the defending attorneys. In December of 1976, they were convicted again. A petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus was issued and a U.S. District Court Judge H. Lee Sarokin ruled in favor of Carter and Artis on November 7, 1985. They were released from prison and the legal case was closed forever. The debate over the reality of what happened that night, however, continues still today. | |
