Rae Carruth's Guilty: The Murder Of Cherica Adams
Name Ivy Bowie
Professor Hanna Bloink
Subject Critical thinking
Date 7/9/2013
THE MURDER OF CHERICA ADAMS BY A NFL STAR
The Murder of Cherica Adams, and the involvement of former NFL star Rae Carruth raised several issues. The case the prosecutor made was that former NFL star Rae Carruth conspired with three accomplices to trap and shoot Cherica Adams because she was pregnant with Carruth’s child. (Andrusko) (Fryer).
One of the issues involved in this case is the question of equal justice for all races in America. This is known to be a long-standing problem. The figures show that, on the whole, more minorities are convicted than white people. The two sides are that minorities commit more crimes and that the entire justice system from …show more content…
Van Brett Watkins “…told a jailer he shot Adams because he was mad at Carruth and because Adams made an obscene gesture at him from her car.” (Fryer). Carruth’s family testified and spoke out of court about how, although he had no intention of marrying the mother, he welcomed and intended to support the child. As evidence of this, they point out how he helped select and paid for nursery furniture and other baby items. In this I see Watkins confession as being the stronger argument. It is much harder to believe he is innocent just because his mother says …show more content…
Cherica Adams, who lived for a month after the incident, “…gave statements and wrote notes, saying that Carruth blocked her car, then left the scene,” (Fryer). There are also conflicts as to how the crime was carried out. There were two other co-defendants involved. Their testimony was different from that of Watkins. “At the trial, one of his co-defendants testified that Carruth recruited him to be the driver and gave him $100 to buy a gun the day of the shooting. Another co-defendant said Carruth had planned the killing for months and gave him $5,000 for the attack.” (Andrusko).
In every case involving a minority defendant, it is a good policy to insure that no discrimination was involved at any point. The evidence is just too strong that, even in the 21st century discrimination is still present in our justice system. However, while it is obvious that must be an issue in some cases almost all the evidence in this case points to the defendants
Professor Hanna Bloink
Subject Critical thinking
Date 7/9/2013
THE MURDER OF CHERICA ADAMS BY A NFL STAR
The Murder of Cherica Adams, and the involvement of former NFL star Rae Carruth raised several issues. The case the prosecutor made was that former NFL star Rae Carruth conspired with three accomplices to trap and shoot Cherica Adams because she was pregnant with Carruth’s child. (Andrusko) (Fryer).
One of the issues involved in this case is the question of equal justice for all races in America. This is known to be a long-standing problem. The figures show that, on the whole, more minorities are convicted than white people. The two sides are that minorities commit more crimes and that the entire justice system from …show more content…
Van Brett Watkins “…told a jailer he shot Adams because he was mad at Carruth and because Adams made an obscene gesture at him from her car.” (Fryer). Carruth’s family testified and spoke out of court about how, although he had no intention of marrying the mother, he welcomed and intended to support the child. As evidence of this, they point out how he helped select and paid for nursery furniture and other baby items. In this I see Watkins confession as being the stronger argument. It is much harder to believe he is innocent just because his mother says …show more content…
Cherica Adams, who lived for a month after the incident, “…gave statements and wrote notes, saying that Carruth blocked her car, then left the scene,” (Fryer). There are also conflicts as to how the crime was carried out. There were two other co-defendants involved. Their testimony was different from that of Watkins. “At the trial, one of his co-defendants testified that Carruth recruited him to be the driver and gave him $100 to buy a gun the day of the shooting. Another co-defendant said Carruth had planned the killing for months and gave him $5,000 for the attack.” (Andrusko).
In every case involving a minority defendant, it is a good policy to insure that no discrimination was involved at any point. The evidence is just too strong that, even in the 21st century discrimination is still present in our justice system. However, while it is obvious that must be an issue in some cases almost all the evidence in this case points to the defendants