:46:03
and unforced disclosure
of the facts to which
he is constitutionally entitled.
:46:11
For 19 years,
the truth has been hidden....
:46:16
not only from
Rubin Carter's eyes,
:46:19
but from the eyes
of justice itself.
:46:21
Your Honor, the prosecution
objects forcefully here.
:46:25
Counsel is attempting
to present new evidence...
:46:28
and circumvent
the State Court of New Jersey.
:46:30
Your Honor must,
according to the law,
:46:33
drop this entire petition
where it belongs--
into the garbage.
:46:36
Your Honor, we implore you
to at least hear us
before making your ruling.
:46:42
Mr. Beldock,
I hope you understand...
:46:44
the implications
of your action.
:46:47
That is a very
slippery slope...
:46:51
you're trying to climb.
:46:55
We do, Your Honor.
:46:58
Proceed.
:47:04
ln 1976,
the State of New Jersey's...
:47:08
chief investigator of this case,
Dominick Barbieri, resigned...
:47:12
because he discovered
the truth.
:47:14
He discovered that
this case was built...
:47:17
on a foundation
of forgeries and lies.
:47:20
Those lies show the guilt
not of Rubin Carter,
:47:24
but of a corrupt police force
and the prosecutor's office.
:47:28
[ Spectators Murmuring ]
:47:33
And now, this wall of lies
has been destroyed,
:47:38
so that this court
may finally see the truth,
:47:41
and, pray God,
not turn its eyes away.
:47:44
This court
is not unmoved by your...
:47:48
eloquence and passion,
:47:52
but the prosecution
is correct.
:47:55
This petition contains
new evidence...
:47:57
that has not been presented
before the State Court
of New Jersey,