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This Federal District Court
of New Jersey
is now in session,
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Judge Sarokin presiding.
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Be seated.
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This court does not arrive
at its conclusion lightly.
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On one hand, Rubin Carter
has submitted a document...
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alleging racial prejudice,
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coercion of testimony
and withholding of evidence.
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On the other hand,
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Mr. Carter was tried twice...
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by two different juries,
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and those convictions
were subsequently upheld...
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by the New Jersey
State Supreme Court.
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He's gonna rule against us.
Rubin's gonna lose.
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However,
the extensive record...
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clearly demonstrates
to this court...
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that Rubin Carter's
conviction...
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was predicated upon
an appeal to racism...
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rather than reason...
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and concealment...
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rather than disclosure.
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To permit convictions
to stand...
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which have
as their sole foundation...
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appeals to racial prejudice,
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is to commit a violation...
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of the Constitution...
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as heinous as the crimes
for which the defendants...
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were tried and convicted.
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l here by order Rubin Carter...
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released from prison...
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henceforth,
from this day forward.