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Is that what we are here for today?\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Judge Joe Brown \u003cbr/\u003eRay began recanting his guilty plea three days after he gave it in 1969, but state and  federal courts have upheld it seven times.\u003cbr/\u003eNow the King family has joined in his attempts to get the matter bought to trial.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Indeed the trial for Mister Ray is our last hope to reveal the truth about my husband's  assassination and bring about at least some sense of closure to the pain that we have  endured as a family over unanswered questions surrounding this tragedy. We call for  the trial that never happened not out rigidly held convictions about the extent of Mister  Ray's involvement in light of an assassination, but  as an appeal for the truth and  accountability.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Coretta Scott King, King's Widow\u003cbr/\u003eDr Martin Luther King Junior's son, Dexter, told the court that his family weighed very  heavily the decision to call for a trial\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"And it has always been a feeling that there are many unanswered questions that have  not been addressed, so for many years we have avoided this issue, I guess you could  say we could be in denial.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: Dexter Scott King, King's Son\u003cbr/\u003eConspiracy theorists have argued for years that Ray, a bungling, petty criminal, could  not have pulled off the assassination alone. \u003cbr/\u003eAnd their theories, some of which include allegations of government wrongdoing, often  note that authorities have never proven that Ray's gun was the murder weapon.\u003cbr/\u003eTo have new tests, Ray's lawyers must first convince the courts that improved  technology can determine if the rifle found at the scene actually killed King.\u003cbr/\u003eRay's brother, Jerry, said there was a sense of urgency in calling for the trial because of  his brother's health\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well I am really hoping that he'll get a trial, get his day in court, and I'm positive that  he'll be found that not guilty, and I say as I got power of attorney right in my suitcase  there, James gave me power of attorney to speak for him, and I'll say this, if he gets a  trial, which I don't think they will take him to trial, but if they did and they find him guilty,  then I'll go along with a guilty verdict and you will never hear a word from me until the  day I die, you'll never hear a word from James to the day he dies.  \u003cbr/\u003eSOUND BITE: Jerry Ray, James Earl Ray's Brother \u003cbr/\u003eJames Earl Ray is seriously ill with liver disease, and King's family and other civil rights  leaders who fear Ray will take the truth with him to the grave want a trial now.\u003cbr/\u003eThe U.S. House committee concluded in 1978 that Ray was the killer, though he may  have had help.\u003cbr/\u003eMemphis, Tennessee - February 19 \u0026amp; 20, 1997 and file\u003cbr/\u003eFebruary 20 - APTV\u003cbr/\u003e1. Exterior view of courthouse\u003cbr/\u003e2. Close up of court sign\u003cbr/\u003e3. Walk in view of Jerry Ray, James Earl Ray's brother\u003cbr/\u003e4. Various views of Lorraine Hotel, where King was shot\u003cbr/\u003eFile - 1968\u003cbr/\u003e5. Still: Jesse Jackson with Dr Martin Luther King Junior on balcony, 1968\u003cbr/\u003e6. Still: Witnesses pointing to balcony (Mandatory Credit Time Inc)\u003cbr/\u003e7. Still: James Earl Ray with police, 1968\u003cbr/\u003eFebruary 20 - POOL\u003cbr/\u003e8. Close-up view of Coretta Scott King and Dexter Scott King\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: Judge Joe Brown \u003cbr/\u003e10. Pan view of courtroom\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr Martin Luther King Junior\u003cbr/\u003e12. Dexter Scott King walks towards the Judge and takes oath\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: Dexter Scott King, son of Dr Martin Luther King Junior\u003cbr/\u003eFile 1968\u003cbr/\u003e14. File: Black and White view of Dr King's funeral (Credit Dr Martin Luther King Jnr  Library)\u003cbr/\u003eFebruary 19 - APTV\u003cbr/\u003e16. 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