Defense requests a mistrial in Jam Master Jay murder ca...
Defense lawyers have unsuccessfully sought a mistrial in the case against two men charged with the murder of Jam Master Jay
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Defense lawyers have unsuccessfully sought a mistrial in the case against two men charged with the murder of Jam Master Jay
But US District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall told prosecutors that their questions to a witness had crossed the line.
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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.
NEW YORK (AP) — 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. […]