Judge rejects defence request for mistrial in Jam Master Jay murder case
But US District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall told prosecutors that their questions to a witness had crossed the line.
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But US District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall told prosecutors that their questions to a witness had crossed the line.
A witness in the trial for two men accused of killing Jam Master Jay told jurors one of the defendants confessed to alleged crime to her.
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But US District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall told prosecutors that their questions to a witness had crossed the line.
Defense lawyers sought a mistrial Thursday in the case against two men charged with the murder of Jam Master Jay, saying prosecutors improperly guided a witness to testify that one defendant confessed to her decades ago that he killed the Run-DMC star and told her “people get what they deserve.” U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall ultimately denied the mistrial, partly because the witness had made similar prior statements that could have been broached to jurors anyway. Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was shot dead in his recording studio on Oct. 30, 2002.