Question

Of all of those involved in the CENTRAL PARK FIVE case (police detectives, prosecutors, defense attorneys, jurors, etc.), who do you think bears most of the responsibility for the wrongful conviction? please Explain your choice in your own words essay form

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Abstract

In morning of April 20, 1989 Trisha Meili's body was discovered in New York City's Central Park and she had been so badly beaten and over and over again raped. The woman, identified as the Central Park Jogger.

Meili's rape and attack was so extreme, she lost 75 percent of her blood, suffering an extreme skull break/crack among other injuries.

In this case police detectives were the responsibility of the wrongful comviction of five black and Latino teens namely Antron McCray, 15, Kevin Richardson, 15, Yusef Salaam, 15, Raymond Santana, 14, and Korey Wise, 16 who came to be known as the Central Park Five.

They were detained for hours before their parents were eventually called. Meili was found early the next morning while the teens were still at the area of a city or town, and a link was made.

Three were charged as children with second-degree attack and illegal act and two were charged with illegal conviction and released that night to their parents.

Four of the five teens, all from Harlem, confessed on videotape following hours of questioning. The boys later withdrew an opinion and plead not guilty, saying their confessions had been aggressively forced.

But DNA  and a confession proved convicted rapist Matias Reyes was the true, He was a single/alone) guilty person in this case.

However the charges against the five men were left and they eventually received at $41 million settlement.

Consequences of Wrongful Conviction

This incidence lead to highlighting racial tensions in the city and playing into preconceived notions about African-American youth.

The case became a flashpoint for illustrating racial unexpected differences in sentencing and the inequalities at the heart of the criminal justice system.

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