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2/16/01...Carruth Gives First Public Statement...Court TV
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Court TV Trial Coverage Full Case Coverage from Charlotte Observer Full Case Coverage from Yahoo Opening Arguments Began Monday, November 20, 2000. Court TV provided gavel-to-gavel live coverage. Mr. Carruth is represented by David Rudolf and Christopher Fialco of Rudolf, Mayer, Widenhouse & Fialco of Charlotte and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Trial Coverage
January 20, 2001 ... Rae Carruth Is Acquitted Of Killing Girlfriend ...New York Times January 19, 2001...Final score: Carruth spared capital murder but found guilty ...Court TV January 15, 2001...Defense: "Where's the Evidence?" ...Court TV January 12, 2001...Rudolf reflects on trial, offers window onto closing statements ...Court TV January 9, 2001...Testimony Ends in Carruth Trial ...Associated Press January 8, 2001...Carruth's Lawyers Call More Witnesses...Associated Press January 3, 2001...Defense Rests Without Carruth...Court TV January 2, 2001...Witnesses Paint Carruth As Good Guy...Court TV December 22, 2000...Guard: Jailhouse confession clears Carruth...Court TV December 19, 2000...Expert: Others' suspicion may have tainted Adams' memory ...Court TV December 16, 2000...Phone records show drug deal, defense says...Court TV December 13, 2000...Friend and former teammate: Carruth acted normal...Court TV December 13, 2000...Carruth's teammates rally to his defense...Court TV December 12, 2000...Defense Takes Field, Tackles Star Witness ...Court TV December 11, 2000...Prosecution Rests in Carruth Case ...Associated Press December 7, 2000...Lee: Forensic evidence shows holes in state's version of shooting...Court TV December 6, 2000...'A very caring person': State witness helps Carruth instead...Court TV December 6, 2000...Ex-Hornet, attorney have heated exchange at trial...Associated Press December 5, 2000...On cross, Shackleford admits 'fuzzy' memory of events ...Court TV December 5, 2000...Carruth's lawyer focuses on phone calls from jail...Charlotte News Observer December 1, 2000...Witness Painted as Jealous...Charlotte Observer November 30, 2000...Carruth Team Rallies to Discredit Ex-Girlfriend...Court TV November 28, 2000...Face-Off Between Defense Attorney and Co-Defendant Heats Up ...Court TV November 28, 2000...Defense Protests Delayed Evidence of Drug Dealing...Charlotte Observer November 28, 2000...Witness: Ridicule spurred Carruth to set up shooting...Charlotte Observer November 21, 2000...Co-defendant surprises courtroom, implicates Carruth ...Court TVDefense Attorney Rudolf said that he expected that it would be an "interesting" cross-examination and hinted that despite the lack of a formal agreement, Kennedy may indeed expect some sort of leniency in exchange for his testimony.
November 20, 2000...Testimony Opens in Carruth Murder Trial..Reuters November 20, 2000...Attorneys Spar in Heated Openings...Court TV November 19, 2000...Inhabitants of This World Need Truth...Charlotte Observer Commentary"There's the temptation to handicap this trial like a horse race, to try to figure out who's ahead and who's behind, to lay odds on whether Rae Carruth will face death or walk away. But this is not some sporting event arranged for our pleasure. The only true residents of Carruth World are the families and friends, the jurors and lawyers, the people who will have to live with the verdict from that day on. We owe justice to all those people...We owe justice to Rae Carruth"
November 16, 2000...Attorneys in Carruth trial poised for opening statements Monday...Charlotte Observer November 15, 2000...Pregnancy journal kept out of Carruth trial, openings Monday ....Court TVJury Selection News Articles
Crimes'R Us closely followed the jury selection process and has saved the best articles in this permanent collection.
November 15, 2000...Jurors bring disparate viewpoints to trial of former football star ...Charlotte Observer November 15, 2000...Jury selection complete in Carruth case ...Charlotte Observer November 14, 2000...Third Alternate Juror Chosen, One More Needed ... Court TV November 10, 2000...Third Week of Carruth Jury Selection Ends with Two Alternates Remaining ... Court TV November 10, 2000, ...First Alternate Selected in Carruth Trial... Charlotte Observer November 9, 2000, ...Carruth's 12th Juror is Selected... Charlotte Observer November 7, 2000...Judge Resumes Jury Selection ... Reuters November 7, 2000, ...Jury Selection Halted, Prosecutors Ordered to Explain... Charlotte Observer November 5, 2000, ...Friend: Carruth Denied Killing... Charlotte Observer November 4, 2000, ...Carruth Trial Goes to Week Three... Charlotte Observer November 4, 2000, ...White man is chosen as 11th juror for Carruth murder trial... Charlotte Observer November 3, 2000, ...Carruth's new look is part of defense strategy... Charlotte Observer November 1, 2000, 2000...Four More Jurors Seated, Three to Go ... Charlotte Observer October 31, 2000...Defense: Jailhouse Call Aimed at Witness ... Charlotte Observer October 30, 2000...Carruth Lawyer: Statement Not True ... Associated Press October 28, 2000...2 Jurors selected, bringing total for 1st week to 5... Charlotte Observer October 26, 2000...Third Juror Selected in Carruth Trial... Associated Press October 26, 2000...Consultant Helps Defense Pick 'Best Mix' for Panel of Jurors... Charlotte Observer October 26, 2000...Two Jurors Selected for Carruth Trial...Associated Press October 25, 2000...Lawyers Ask High Court to Throw Out Cameras... Charlotte Observer October 24, 2000...Carruth's Life On Trial, Two More May Testify... Charlotte Observer October 23, 2000...Case Against Rae Carruth Appears to be Springing leaks...by Roger Cossack, CNN Legal Analyst October 23, 2000...Carruth Murder Trial Begins...Associated Press October 23, 2000..Crucial Task Opens Carruth Trial... Charlotte Observer October 23, 2000...Former Pro Football Player Goes on Trial in Murder Case ... Court TV *Note: This site is wholly unaffiliated with anyone connected to the trial of Rae Carruth, his family or his lawyers.
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