Chris Darden, the attorney representing the man accused of gunning down Nipsey Hussle, said he is withdrawing from the case, citing personal reasons. Darden was one of the prosecutors in the O.J. Simpson trial.
from the case.
A judge granted Darden’s request and assigned a public defender, Mearl Lottman, to the case. It’s unclear whether Lottman will continue to represent Holder, because he must first determine whether the public defender’s office has any conflicts. Darden became an international name during Simpson’s so-called trial of the century in 1995, in which the former football star was acquitted of the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Lyle Goldman.
Darden wrote a book after the trial, “In Contempt,” in which he criticized Cochran for inflaming racial passions in the trial. Cochran died in 2005.“Just as they were in 1995-Cowards never change,” he wrote. “These days these cowards don’t send letters instead they sit anonymously behind keyboards threatening a man’s mother and children.
Hussle, a celebrated rapper and community activist, was outside his shop on Slauson Avenue on March 31 when a man approached and opened fire.Holder was charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. He has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison. He is due back in court next month.
He fled in a waiting car, police said. Graphic video from a surveillance camera shows a gunman walking up to Hussle and two other men in front of the shop. The gunman opens fire, and Hussle falls to the ground as the other men run from the gunfire.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Chris Darden, attorney for suspect in Nipsey Hussle shooting, to withdraw from caseChris Darden, a former prosecutor, announced the decision in a Facebook post noting that he and his children had received threats after he took on the case.
Read more »
Chris Darden withdrawing from defending Nispey Hussle's accused killerThe former O.J. Simpson prosecutor said he and his family have been receiving death threats after he took on the high profile case.
Read more »
Chris Darden, attorney for suspect in Nipsey Hussle shooting, to withdraw from caseChris Darden, a former prosecutor, announced the decision in a Facebook post noting that he and his children had received threats after he took on the case.
Read more »
Nipsey Hussle had a plan to beat gentrification — in South L.A. and across the U.S.In the months before Nipsey Hussle was gunned down, he was working to bring economic development to his neighborhood, but on his own terms. He wanted more for his community, but he wanted the changes to be driven from within.
Read more »
Longtime NYC prosecutor, former judge Richard Brown diesNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City prosecutor and judge whose 40-plus years in criminal justice stretched from the gritty 'Mean Streets' era of the 1970s to today's opioid crisis has died at the age...
Read more »
Hundreds of former prosecutors say Trump would have been indicted if he were not president“We believe strongly that, but for the OLC memo, the overwhelming weight of professional judgment would come down in favor of prosecution for the conduct outlined in the Mueller Report,' the former federal prosecutors said in a statement.
Read more »
Hundreds of former prosecutors say evidence against Trump supports chargesIf Donald Trump weren’t president of the United States, he would have been charged with obstruction of justice, nearly 400 former federal prosecutors and Justice Department officials said Monday in an extraordinary public letter
Read more »
Trump would be charged with obstruction if not president: Former federal prosecutorsHundreds of former federal prosecutors, both Democrats and Republicans, argue in a statement posted online that Pres. Trump would be charged with obstruction of justice if he wasn't president.
Read more »