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5 Of The Jena 6 Reach Plea Agreement
By: hiphopwired.comPosted On: 07/02/2009 11:07 A
The case of the Jena Six has finally come to a close, and all members have settled with plea agreements in a Louisiana courtroom. Their history spans back to 2007 as they all stood at the epicenter of a Civil Rights Movement of the modern day.
Carwin Jones, Jesse Ray Beard, Robert Bailey Jr., Bryant Purvis and Theo Shaw, 5 of the Jena 6, were given 7 days probation and a $500 fine along with court fines.
Being charged initially with attempted murder and conspiracy when accused of beating schoolmate Justin Barker, it had since been reduced to aggravated second-degree battery.
Mychal Bell, the sixth member and defendant, had pleaded guilty to a second-degree charge previously. Bell received an 18-month sentence for the crime.
The reduction of the charge is a result of Civil Rights leaders that rallied against the extremes of the initial charge, feeling that it was only so harsh due to the fact that the defendants were Black and the victim was white. More than 20,000 people were part of a major civil rights march in September 2007 on the town of Jena and around $275,000 was raised to hire a defense team for the six, according to Beard
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