This paper first presents and overview of the crime Ruben Carter was accused of and sentenced to life imprisonment for and
then takes a look at the impact this case has had on the American judicial system once it was determined that Carter had been
wrongfully convicted. The paper points out that, despite the increased awareness of the inadequacies of the American judicial that Carter's case generated and the improvements in the justice system brought about by DNA technology, many Americans continue to be wrongfully convicted to this day in the United States of America.