The Central Park Five
Where Are They Now?
What happened?
ANTRON MCCRAY (Background)
State:New York
County:New York
Most Serious Crime:Sexual Assault
Additional Convictions:Sexual Assault, Robbery, Assault
Reported Crime Date:1989
Convicted:1990
Exonerated:2002
Sentence:5 to 10 years
Race:Black
Sex:Male
Age:14
KEVIN RICHARDSON(Background)
County:New York
Most Serious Crime:Sexual Assault
Additional Convictions:Sexual Assault, Robbery, Assault
Reported Crime Date:1989
Convicted:1990
Exonerated:2002
Sentence:5 to 10 years
Race:Black
Sex:Male
Age:14
YUSEF SALAAM
State:New York
County:New York
Most Serious Crime:Sexual Assault
Additional Convictions:Sexual Assault, Robbery, Assault
Reported Crime Date:1989
Convicted:1990
Exonerated:2002
Sentence:5 to 10 years
Race:Black
Sex:Male
Age:14
RAYMOND SANTANA
State:New York
County:New York
Most Serious Crime:Sexual Assault
Additional Convictions:Sexual Assault, Robbery
Reported Crime Date:1989
Convicted:1990
Exonerated:2002
Sentence:5 to 10 years
Race:Black
Sex:Male
Age:14
KOREY WISE
State:New York
County:New York
Most Serious Crime:Sexual Assault
Additional Convictions:Assault, Other Violent Felony
Reported Crime Date:1989
Convicted:1990
Exonerated:2002
Sentence:5 to 15 years
Race:Black
Sex:Male
Age:16
Amendments Violated
*6th Amendment: Speedy and public trial.
*7th Amendment: Guarantees trail by jury in federal civil causes.
*8th Amendment: Protect against excessive bail or fines criminal cruel unusual punishment.
The five filed a $250 million lawsuit against the city in 2003, which was fiercely contested by the Bloomberg administration.
Under the deal approved by Magistrate Judge Ronald Ellis on Friday, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam and Kevin Richardson will get $7.125 million for their years in prison, while Korey Wise, who spent 13 years behind bars, will receive $12.25 million.
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
1. The right to a speedy trial – essentially, you have to be allowed to have a trial and can’t be held indefinitely without being tried for a crime.
2. Right to a public trial – a public trial insures that the proceedings of the court will be open to the public, and not be held in secret.
3. Trial by jury – you have a right to be tried by a jury of your peers. This portion of the amendment allows for a jury to be selected that is impartial, to give the fairest possible assessment of guilt or innocence.
4. Notice of accusation – this requires the court to notify you of what you are being charged with. In order to be tried, an indictment must spell out all of the specifics regarding the nature and the elements of the crime you are being accused of. This relates to the concept of "Double Jeopardy" - you can't be tried twice for a crime you have already been indicted on.
5. Confrontation – you have the right to face your accuser in court. Essentially, this means that in a trial you (or your defense counsel) have the opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses who are testifying against you. This portion also prevents, as evidence, hearsay (with a few exceptions). This disallows testimony by one witness as to what another person saw or overheard.
6. Right to counsel – this insures that the defendant is afforded the right to be represented by an attorney of his choosing, or to represent himself at trial.
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
References
*Antron McCray - National Registry of Exonerations. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2015, from https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3423