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You know, so i dont move. >> besides working on his case, melton has one other way to pass time. >> usually, like growing up, i was always at the park playing basketball. so i just feel, god made me a rim so that i can always play basketball. using my strength and power. slap the wall, thats when i score a shot. one point. when you put your mind to it, you got to keep slapping the wall. youre not thinking about nothing. except slapping that wall. you know? so im using my strength to slap the wal...

>> somebody dipping into my case? i think we done here. put me in my room. somebody dipping in my case. im done. >> two weeks later, melton agreed to speak with us again. >> the last time we talked to you, you kind of got a little angry. >> yeah. >> what was that about? >> it was about, like, i felt that they went to other co-defendants to get questions to ask me, like as if i had did the rape, basically accusing me. you know? i got accused. so, yes. i got upset. >> several weeks earlier, melton...

Rederick melton. >> first of all, on armed robbery, the sentence of this court that you be committed to michigan department of corrections for a term not less than 18 or more than 40 years. and then consecutive to that, you are to serve on home invasion first degree, sentence of not less than seven, no more than 20 years. and then finally consecutive to home invasion first degree, criminal sexual conduct first degree, serve on the second home invasion not less than 18, no more than 40 years with...

They were masked. but according to hodges, some of the victims were still able to identify melton. >> they had a party that night. so he went to the party. so they can all identify him being there. and then when she seen his body build, she -- oh, yeah, he was tall, skinny, this and this and that. >> what does the victim say about you? what was your role? >> the victim didnt say anything about me. >> what did the victim say? >> the victim said she was raped, but -- she didnt say i raped her. she...

College student was raped. they could not be sentenced until the case of the fourth co-defendant was resolved. rederick melton proclaimed his innocence. he has voluntarily spent the past seven months in a sparse segregation cell preparing for trial. but now there has been a major development. and melton is headed back to general population. after nearly a year of proclaiming his innocence, melton has changed his plea. >> now that ive already pled guilty im going to go to prison. so i dont want t...

You know? perjury. lying under oath. >> but all of meltons co-defendants are on record saying melton played a key role, that he not only participated in the crimes but was actually a guest at the party. part of a plan in which melton would case the location for the others. >> if he gets found guilty, hed rather go down saying he fought going down instead of, oh, i didnt take no plea like the rest of them. but when you fight, you aint doing nothing but pissing them off. you making the judge and v...

Corrections for a term not less than 18 or more than 40 years. and then consecutive to that, you are to serve on home invasion first degree, sentence of not less than seven, no more than 20 years. and then finally consecutive to home invasion first degree, criminal sexual conduct first degree, serve on the second home invasion not less than 18, no more than 40 years with the michigan department of corrections. >> the judge has sentenced melton to a total of 43 to 100 years in state prison. then ...

That he not only participated in the crimes but was actually a guest at the party. part of a plan in which melton would case the location for the others. >> if he gets found guilty, hed rather go down saying he fought going down instead of, oh, i didnt take no plea like the rest of them. but when you fight, you aint doing nothing but pissing them off. you making the judge and victims go through this night again, all this distraught, emotional. so if you do lose, you going to get hit with the max...

Was always at the park playing basketball. >> so i just feel, god made me a rim so that i can always play basketball. using my strength and power. slap the wall, thats when i score a shot. one point. when you put your mind to it, you got to keep slapping the wall. youre not thinking about nothing. except slapping that wall. you know? so im using my strength to slap the wall. over and over and over again. boom! >> im going show you how to do that [ bleep ]. >> one of meltons co-defendants dorian ...

He has voluntarily spent the past seven months in a sparse segregation cell preparing for trial. but now there has been a major development. and melton is headed back to general population. after nearly a year of proclaiming his innocence, melton has changed his plea. >> now that ive already pled guilty im going to go to prison. so i dont want to be over there until i ride it out. so i just came over here. >> what made you decide to plead guilty? >> more evidence was, at the last minute, was bro...