LOS ANGELES (AP) β A lawyer for Marion “Suge” Knight argues that a murder case against the former rap music mogul should be dismissed because one of the men he allegedly ran over earlier this year didn’t identify him in court.
Attorney Matt Fletcher contends in a motion filed that charges should be dismissed.
Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Barnes wrote in a brief filed before Friday’s hearing that the witness identified Knight in an earlier interview with police. Barnes’ filing also states other evidence presented during the hearing supports the murder, attempted murder and hit-and-run charges filed against Knight.
The 50-year-old is charged with running over two men, killing one, outside a Compton burger stand in January. He has pleaded not guilty, and Fletcher has said his client was fleeing an ambush.
