Presentation
Philly Man Sentenced Up To 60 Years In Prison For Attempted Murder Despite Thin Evidence
CNN Tonight
(2022)
Abstract
That's a question that has plagued me, for the past two years, while researching a story, I first learned about, through my dad. It's the question that's at the center of a story, I wrote, a cover story, for "The Atlantic," out today that examines the case of C.J. Rice.
In 2013, C.J. Rice, was a Philadelphia teen. He was sentenced to up to 60 years in prison, for four counts of attempted murder. Now, Rice not only has insisted on his innocence. But my dad, who was his pediatrician, at the time, has said that Rice would have been physically incapable, of committing the crime in question.
Now, you would think that that would have played a key part, a key role, in his defense. But it's just one of the many ways, his lawyer, failed C.J. Rice. And the injustice? It's far worse than I ever could have imagined.
Disciplines
Publication Date
October 12, 2022
Citation Information
Barry Scheck. "Philly Man Sentenced Up To 60 Years In Prison For Attempted Murder Despite Thin Evidence" CNN Tonight (2022) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/barry-scheck/126/