MURDER & MUSIC: In SDNY Another Hip-HopShowdown In Trial For Homocide of Bronxite Shaquille Malcolm; Gangsa Rap As Question to Prospective Jurors, As Video on Insta Used In Yet Another Case by US Attorney Which Withholds Exhibits @SDNYLIVE innercitypress.com/sdny1bronxrapk… 
@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP @JURISTnews @SCOTUSblog @pitchfork @vulture Update: Now AUSA Sassoon is playing jail calls of cooperator Alex Melendez from Elmira, asking defendant Hopkins for money on his commissary to buy food and clothes. Before jury arrived - late - US announced it will have an immunized witness. Thread will continue
Currently up in this US v Hopkins trial, defense lawyer Garbus is cross examining cooperator Melendez, who says he's been in GEO in Queens. Similarities with #6ix9ine but Inner City Press the only media in the courtroom. And now here in Mag Court for #JailOrBail
Now Dec 9, Bronx murder trial was supposed to begin at 9:30 am but courtroom in statis at 10 am, after a filing in which the government asks to block a sociologist from testifying about the gansta rap song they want to put on innercitypress.com/sdny3bronxrapk…
In #Brobx murder trial, witness testifies that 911 told her to "kick the body to see if it moves," and insists there is nothing that would refresh her collection as to if she told police that the 2 previously beating Shaquille Malcolm were short
AUSA called Shaquille Malcolm, the deceased, "Shaquille O'Neal."
Judge Kaplan said, "Good to know you follow basketball."
AUSA: "In the 90s."
Another cooperator on the stand, says because jail calls recorded he spoke in "subliminals."
Judge Kaplan said, "Good to know you follow basketball."
AUSA: "In the 90s."
Another cooperator on the stand, says because jail calls recorded he spoke in "subliminals."
As trial for murder of Shaquille Malcolm continues, lawyers after about the prejudice of showing the defendant *next to* someone flashing hand signs (seems it will come in); witness says Old Man Ty Jones had Scrappy kill someone for selling drugs in 2d coops
