The Atlantic: "This Is Not Justice"--In Cover Story, Jake Tapper Reports On A Philadelphia Teenager And The Empty Promise Of The Sixth Amendment
October 13, 2022
October 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Atlantic issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2022:
C. J. Rice was 17 when he and another teenager were charged with attempted murder for a shooting in Philadelphia in 2011. The court-appointed lawyer assigned to Rice's case spent barely any time with her client, did not consult with witnesses for the defense, and committed a series of grave errors before, during, and after the trial. Despite thin evidence and a dubious eyewitness account, Ri . . .
C. J. Rice was 17 when he and another teenager were charged with attempted murder for a shooting in Philadelphia in 2011. The court-appointed lawyer assigned to Rice's case spent barely any time with her client, did not consult with witnesses for the defense, and committed a series of grave errors before, during, and after the trial. Despite thin evidence and a dubious eyewitness account, Ri . . .