▁a ▁deal ▁giving ▁H ood ▁and ▁Washington ▁c ash ▁pay ments ▁of ▁four ▁thousand ▁dollars ▁each " ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁help ▁persu ade ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁to ▁say ▁what ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁wanted ▁to ▁hear . ▁What ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁wanted ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁obtain ▁a ▁conv iction ▁of ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁Three ▁who ▁were ▁all ▁civil ▁rights ▁leaders ▁and ▁pro ponents ▁for ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁rac ism ▁in ▁Charlotte . ▁The ▁three ▁were ▁ind icted ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁this ▁set ▁off ▁a ▁ra cial ▁fir est orm . ▁ ▁The ▁pro sec utor ▁however ▁den ies ▁this ▁claim ▁and ▁rather ▁implies ▁that ▁H ood ▁and ▁Washington ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁test ify ▁against ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁Three ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁without ▁any ▁outside ▁press ures ▁or ▁re wards . ▁The ▁pro sec utor ▁asked ▁the ▁pair ▁" wh ose ▁driving ▁around ▁in ▁a ▁Cad illa c ▁while ▁you ' re ▁stuck ▁in ▁here " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁leaders ▁are ▁not ▁doing ▁anything ▁while ▁the ▁pair ▁are ▁" st uck ▁in ▁here ▁pay ing ▁the ▁price ". ▁The ▁F BI ▁also ▁believed ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁what ▁H ood ▁and ▁Washington ▁said ▁in ▁that ▁Charlotte ▁F BI ▁Agent ▁K oon ▁wanted ▁to ▁transform ▁Grant ▁into ▁an ▁inform ant ▁on ▁his ▁other ▁trou blem aking ▁friends , ▁but ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁up ▁p anning ▁out . ▁ ▁Court ▁case ▁▁ ▁With ▁three ▁black ▁defend ants , ▁the ▁law y ers ▁for ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁Three ▁requested ▁that ▁since ▁the ▁grand