James Sheehan
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Isaiah Washington, a sixteen-year-old black boy, moved with his mother from the Bronx to Oconee, a small town in Florida. One night while returning ho
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me from a local store, Isaiah was stopped by the police. Isaiah was nervous and failed to respond to the commands of the police. Ken Reardon, one of the officers at the scene, took Isaiah to the ground when Isaiah failed to cooperate. Isaiah died at the scene.
The case becomes national news. Isaiah’s family is represented by a famous civil rights lawyer. The State of Florida charges Ken Reardon with murder and brings in a top-notch lawyer from Tallahassee to prosecute the case, while Jack Tobin, one of the most famous lawyers in the State of Florida, undertakes the representation of Ken Reardon.
The stage is set. Passions are ignited on all sides. The nation is intently focused on the case. Will Isaiah’s family get justice? Will Ken Reardon get the death penalty? Will the citizens of Oconee get the justice they deserve? Who knows what will happen in the end.
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