legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter
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The legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter was the high-profile criminal prosecution of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter for a 1966 triple murder, later widely criticized as a wrongful conviction and ultimately overturned.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter Context triple: [Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, participantIn, legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter]
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Nebbia v. New York
Nebbia v. New York is a 1934 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld state regulation of milk prices and marked a major retreat from the Lochner-era limits on economic regulation under the Due Process Clause.
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Betts v. Brady
Betts v. Brady was a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held indigent defendants in state criminal cases were not automatically entitled to court-appointed counsel, a rule later overturned by Gideon v. Wainwright.
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Jurek v. Texas
Jurek v. Texas is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of Texas’s capital sentencing scheme and helped define the modern framework for death penalty procedures under the Eighth Amendment.
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Shadrach Minkins case
The Shadrach Minkins case was a landmark 1851 legal and political battle in Boston over the capture and rescue of an escaped enslaved man, which galvanized Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act and intensified sectional tensions before the Civil War.
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Murdock v. Pennsylvania
Murdock v. Pennsylvania is a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case that held it unconstitutional to impose a license tax on the distribution of religious literature, reinforcing First Amendment protections for religious proselytizing.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter Target entity description: The legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter was the high-profile criminal prosecution of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter for a 1966 triple murder, later widely criticized as a wrongful conviction and ultimately overturned.
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A.
Nebbia v. New York
Nebbia v. New York is a 1934 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld state regulation of milk prices and marked a major retreat from the Lochner-era limits on economic regulation under the Due Process Clause.
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B.
Betts v. Brady
Betts v. Brady was a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held indigent defendants in state criminal cases were not automatically entitled to court-appointed counsel, a rule later overturned by Gideon v. Wainwright.
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C.
Jurek v. Texas
Jurek v. Texas is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of Texas’s capital sentencing scheme and helped define the modern framework for death penalty procedures under the Eighth Amendment.
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D.
Shadrach Minkins case
The Shadrach Minkins case was a landmark 1851 legal and political battle in Boston over the capture and rescue of an escaped enslaved man, which galvanized Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act and intensified sectional tensions before the Civil War.
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E.
Murdock v. Pennsylvania
Murdock v. Pennsylvania is a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case that held it unconstitutional to impose a license tax on the distribution of religious literature, reinforcing First Amendment protections for religious proselytizing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
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legal case ⓘ wrongful conviction case ⓘ |
| appeal | New Jersey Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
first-degree murder
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triple murder ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Fourteenth Amendment
NERFINISHED
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due process violations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfCrime | 1966-06-17 ⓘ |
| defendant |
John Artis
NERFINISHED
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Rubin Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federalCourtHolding | convictions vacated ⓘ |
| federalDecisionDate | 1985-11-07 ⓘ |
| federalDecisionYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| federalJudge | H. Lee Sarokin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalStatus | charges dismissed ⓘ |
| finalStatusYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| habeasCorpusCourt | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialConviction | 1967 ⓘ |
| initialTrialYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| initialVerdict | guilty ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyEvidenceType |
alleged confession
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ballistics evidence ⓘ eyewitness testimony ⓘ |
| laterCriticism |
racial bias in investigation and prosecution
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suppression of exculpatory evidence ⓘ unreliable eyewitness testimony ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
example of federal habeas relief overturning state conviction
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landmark in U.S. wrongful conviction discourse ⓘ |
| nicknameOfDefendant | Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCulturalImpact |
basis for 1999 film "The Hurricane"
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inspired Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" ⓘ |
| occupationOfDefendant | professional boxer ⓘ |
| placeOfCrime | Lafayette Bar and Grill, Paterson, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postVacaturAction | State of New Jersey declined to retry ⓘ |
| prosecutor | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForVacatur |
prosecution based on concealment rather than disclosure
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prosecution based on racism rather than reason ⓘ |
| retrialVerdict | guilty ⓘ |
| retrialYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous books and documentaries on wrongful convictions ⓘ |
| victim |
Fred Nauyoks
NERFINISHED
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Hazel Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ James Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimCount | 3 ⓘ |
| yearOfCrime | 1966 ⓘ |
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Subject: legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter Description of subject: The legal case State of New Jersey v. Rubin Carter was the high-profile criminal prosecution of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter for a 1966 triple murder, later widely criticized as a wrongful conviction and ultimately overturned.
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